“I Will Stay with Him through Thick and Thin”: Factors Influencing the Incidence and Persistence of Intimate Partner Violence against Syrian Refugee Women in Jordan
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- 3 April 2020
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Immigrant & Refugee Studies
- Vol. 19 (2) , 170-183
Abstract
This qualitative study examines factors that trigger and perpetuate intimate partner violence (IPV) against Syrian refugee women in Jordan. Interviews (n = 36) were conducted with service providers and Syrian refugee women who are/were in intimate partner violent relationships in Jordan. This study employed the nested ecological model as a conceptual framework. Findings revealed interconnected factors that play a role in fueling IPV: the disruption of cultural codes; the explosion of illegal marriages; the trauma resulting from conflict, flight, and refuge; and Syrian women’s reluctance to report to service providers as well as their reliance on romantic love in times of crisis.Keywords
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