@article {06885230e8c9426682bd65d55636adf3,
	title = {On the lived experience of battered women residing in shelters},
	journal = {Journal of Family Violence},
	volume = {24},
	number = {2},
	year = {2009},
	month = {feb},
	pages = {95{\textendash}109},
	publisher = {Springer New York},
	abstract = {We present a qualitative study of battered women, which examined their experiences while staying at shelters. In-depth, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 18 battered women staying at shelters. The interviews elicited four main themes: the women{\textquoteright}s perceptions of the shelter; the woman{\textquoteright}s perceptions of herself and her life experiences; the woman{\textquoteright}s perceptions of her relations with other battered women at the shelter; and the woman{\textquoteright}s perceptions of her relations with the staff of the shelter. The paper concludes with a discussion of the limitations of the study, implications for future research, implications for theory development, and implications for therapy and intervention with the problem of wife battering.},
	keywords = {Lived experience, shelters for battered women, Staying at a shelter, Wife battering},
	issn = {0885-7482},
	doi = {10.1007/s10896-008-9214-3},
	author = {Haj-Yahia, Muhammad M. and Cohen, Hilla Chaya}
}
