TY - JOUR
T1 - Seeking informal support: Marital violence against women in Greece
AU - Chatzifotiou, Sevaste
AU - Dobash, Rebecca
PY - 2001/9
Y1 - 2001/9
N2 - This exploratory study conducted from 1997 to 1998 is the first study to empirically investigate Greek battered women's help-seeking behavior from informal sources of help. In-depth interviews were conducted with 17 abused women in the only refuge for battered women in Athens. Results of this study indicate that Greek women tend to suffer years of violence before they ask for help because of various personal and sociocultural factors. These factors center around feelings of shame and guilt, hope that things will get better, and the concepts of marriage and the family that are of central importance to women's lives in Greece. The article concludes by highlighting the importance of using systems of informal support and recommending the need for more research on the issue of violence in Greece.
AB - This exploratory study conducted from 1997 to 1998 is the first study to empirically investigate Greek battered women's help-seeking behavior from informal sources of help. In-depth interviews were conducted with 17 abused women in the only refuge for battered women in Athens. Results of this study indicate that Greek women tend to suffer years of violence before they ask for help because of various personal and sociocultural factors. These factors center around feelings of shame and guilt, hope that things will get better, and the concepts of marriage and the family that are of central importance to women's lives in Greece. The article concludes by highlighting the importance of using systems of informal support and recommending the need for more research on the issue of violence in Greece.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/0035601254
U2 - 10.1177/10778010122182884
DO - 10.1177/10778010122182884
M3 - Article
SN - 1077-8012
VL - 7
SP - 1024
EP - 1050
JO - Violence Against Women
JF - Violence Against Women
IS - 9
ER -
