"God Just Brought Me Through It": Spiritual Coping Strategies for Resilience Among Intimate Partner Violence Survivors

Rene Drumm; Marciana Popescu; Laurie Cooper; Shannon Trecartin; Marge Seifert; Tricia Foster; Carole Kilcher

doi:10.1007/s10615-013-0449-y

"God Just Brought Me Through It": Spiritual Coping Strategies for Resilience Among Intimate Partner Violence Survivors

Rene Drumm, Marciana Popescu, Laurie Cooper, Shannon Trecartin, Marge Seifert, Tricia Foster, Carole Kilcher

School of Social Work

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Abstract

This study highlights the spiritual coping processes for surviving and healing used by Christian women in a conservative faith community who experienced intimate partner violence (IPV). Using data from 42 in-depth qualitative interviews of survivors of IPV, the findings reveal a pattern of spiritually-based survival and resilience strategies women used while coping with and eventually escaping their traumatic lives. The analysis notes the central role of spirituality as a means women used to move from coping for survival to resilient self-efficacy and healing. These findings assist clinical social workers with identifying and accessing spiritual strengths as a springboard to wellbeing.

Original language	American English
Pages (from-to)	385-394
Journal	Clinical Social Work Journal
Volume	42
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10615-013-0449-y
State	Published - 2014

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Domestic and Intimate Partner Violence
Social Work

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