TY - JOUR
T1 - Perceptions of Personal Safety Among Lower-Income Relationship Education Participants
T2 - A Grounded Theory Study
AU - Harris, Steven M.
AU - Porter, Rob
AU - Whiting, Jason B.
AU - Brown, Matt
AU - Rappleyea, Damon L.
AU - Crabtree, Sarah A.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
PY - 2016/10/1
Y1 - 2016/10/1
N2 - The federal government has fiscally supported relationship education (RE) for lower-income citizens. However, concerns exist that this particular population may be at increased risk for intimate partner violence (IPV), and some are concerned that government endorsement of RE could encourage women to stay in unsafe and violent relationships. Research examining the relationship between RE and IPV is limited. Using grounded theory, the researchers sought to answer the question: How does participation in RE impact participants’ perceptions of safety in their intimate relationships? Researchers developed a theoretical model suggesting that through the course of RE, participants are exposed to both curriculum and group processes that help increase their awareness of themselves, their partner, and their relational processes, which contributes to increased feelings of connection and general safety within the relationship.
AB - The federal government has fiscally supported relationship education (RE) for lower-income citizens. However, concerns exist that this particular population may be at increased risk for intimate partner violence (IPV), and some are concerned that government endorsement of RE could encourage women to stay in unsafe and violent relationships. Research examining the relationship between RE and IPV is limited. Using grounded theory, the researchers sought to answer the question: How does participation in RE impact participants’ perceptions of safety in their intimate relationships? Researchers developed a theoretical model suggesting that through the course of RE, participants are exposed to both curriculum and group processes that help increase their awareness of themselves, their partner, and their relational processes, which contributes to increased feelings of connection and general safety within the relationship.
KW - lower-income couples
KW - relationship education
KW - relationship safety
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U2 - 10.1080/15332691.2015.1103349
DO - 10.1080/15332691.2015.1103349
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84951270759
SN - 1533-2691
VL - 15
SP - 321
EP - 340
JO - Journal of Couple and Relationship Therapy
JF - Journal of Couple and Relationship Therapy
IS - 4
ER -