Helping Survivors of Domestic Violence by Judith S. Gordon

Author:Judith S. Gordon [Gordon, Judith S.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: History, General, Social Science, Research, Social Work, Women's Studies, Violence in Society, Sexual Abuse & Harassment
ISBN: 9781317211358
Google: 7dAmDAAAQBAJ
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2016-05-12T16:15:20+00:00

Table 15. Correlations between Helpfulness Ratings for Community Resources: Support Group Sample

Table 16. Helpfulness Ratings of Support Group Components Component N Mean SD

Hearing from others 66 3.94 .30

Safe place to talk 65 3.78 .65

Support from others 65 3.77 .46

Information about abuse 66 3.70 .55

Discussions/exercises 57 3.63 .67

Making friends 66 3.20 .83

Time away from home 62 3.13 .95

Free child care 38 2.89 1.52

Seven components of the groups were found to be somewhat helpful to very helpful. Participants rated “hearing from others in the same situation” as the most helpful aspect of the group (M = 3.94), followed by “having a safe place to talk” (M = 3.78), “receiving support from other group members and/or facilitators” (M = 3.77), “receiving information about domestic violence” (M = 3.70), “participating in discussions or group exercises” (M = 3.63), “meeting other women who might become friends” (M= 3.20), and “having time away from home for myself (M = 3.13). Component helpfulness ratings are presented in Figure 7.

Figure 7. Support Group Component Helpfulness Ratings

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