Work and Intimate partner violence

Project summary

Methods:  Qualitative in-depth interview and focus group interviews with women exposed to IPV and a questionnaire survey. A qualitative study was conducted among 18 abused women from different parts of Norway to explore what paid work means for women exposed to partner violence and how living with an abusive partner affected their working life. A questionnaire about work participation, experiences of psychological and physical IPV, and problems with partners related to paid work was sent to a sample of women who had sought help due to IPV and a random sample of the population and.  In total, 551 women participated (response rate 44-36%). The qualitative interviews gave important input for the design of the questionnaire. In addition we used instruments about work environment, intimate partner violence, post- traumatic stress disorder and quality of life.

The participants came from Police, women’s shelters, Alterative to Violence in Stavanger, Assault Centre and Family Office. The questionnaire was sent to women who had experienced IPV and a general population picked by Statistics Norway.

Method

Methods:  Qualitative in-depth interview and focus group interviews with women exposed to IPV and a questionnaire survey. A qualitative study was conducted among 18 abused women from different parts of Norway to explore what paid work means for women exposed to partner violence and how living with an abusive partner affected their working life. A questionnaire about work participation, experiences of psychological and physical IPV, and problems with partners related to paid work was sent to a sample of women who had sought help due to IPV and a random sample of the population and.  In total, 551 women participated (response rate 44-36%). The qualitative interviews gave important input for the design of the questionnaire. In addition we used instruments about work environment, intimate partner violence, post- traumatic stress disorder and quality of life.

The participants came from Police, women’s shelters, Alterative to Violence in Stavanger, Assault Centre and Family Office. The questionnaire was sent to women who had experienced IPV and a general population picked by Statistics Norway.