‘Elastic band strategy’: women's lived experiences of coping with domestic violence in rural Indonesia

Background: Experiencing domestic violence is considered a chronic and stressful life event. A theoretical framework of coping strategies can be used to understand how women deal with domestic violence. Traditional values strongly influenced by religious teachings that interpret men as the leaders o...

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Main Authors: Elli Nur Hayati, Malin Eriksson, Mohammad Hakimi, Ulf Högberg, Maria Emmelin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2013-01-01
Series:Global Health Action
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Online Access:http://www.globalhealthaction.net/index.php/gha/article/view/18894/pdf_1