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“He tells people that I am going to kill my children” : post-separation coercive control in men who perpetrate IPV Leslie M. Tutty, H. Lorraine Radtke and Kendra L. Nixon

By: Tutty, Leslie M.
Contributor(s): Radtke, N.L | Nixon, Kendra L.
Material type: materialTypeLabelArticleSeries: Violence Against Women.Publisher: Sage, 2023Subject(s): COERCIVE CONTROL | DOMESTIC VIOLENCE | FINANCIAL ABUSE | INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE | SEPARATION | STALKING | VICTIM/SURVIVORS' VOICES | INTERNATIONAL | CANADAOnline resources: DOI: 10.1177/10778012231166408 (Open access) In: Violence Against Women, 2023, First published online, 3 April 2023Summary: Relatively little research has examined men's use of coercive controlling tactics against female partners after separation. This mixed-methods secondary analysis of 346 Canadian women documented coercive controlling tactics used by their ex-partners (86.4% identified at least one). The composite abuse scale emotional abuse subscale and women being older were associated with men using coercive control tactics post-separation. A secondary qualitative analysis of in-depth interviews with a sub-sample of 34 women provided additional examples. Abusive partners used numerous strategies to coercively control their ex-partners by stalking/harassing them, using financial abuse and discrediting the women to various authorities. Considerations for future research are presented. (Authors' abstract). Record #8089
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Violence Against Women, 2023, First published online, 3 April 2023

Relatively little research has examined men's use of coercive controlling tactics against female partners after separation. This mixed-methods secondary analysis of 346 Canadian women documented coercive controlling tactics used by their ex-partners (86.4% identified at least one). The composite abuse scale emotional abuse subscale and women being older were associated with men using coercive control tactics post-separation. A secondary qualitative analysis of in-depth interviews with a sub-sample of 34 women provided additional examples. Abusive partners used numerous strategies to coercively control their ex-partners by stalking/harassing them, using financial abuse and discrediting the women to various authorities. Considerations for future research are presented. (Authors' abstract). Record #8089