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Night terrors: women's experiences of (not) sleeping where there is domestic violence

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Lowe, Pam, Humphreys, Cathy and Williams, Simon J. (2007) Night terrors: women's experiences of (not) sleeping where there is domestic violence. Violence against Women, Vol.13 (No.6). pp. 549-561. doi:10.1177/1077801207301556

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Abstract

The management of sleep is embedded within the social context of individuals' lives. This article is based on an exploratory study using focus groups of the sleep problems encountered by 17 women survivors of domestic violence. It argues that fear becomes the organizing framework for the management of sleep and illustrates how this takes place both while living with the perpetrators of violence and after the women have been rehoused. It argues that sleep deprivation is a method used by the perpetrators to exert control over women and that this has long-term implications for women's physical and mental health.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HQ The family. Marriage. Woman
Divisions: Faculty of Social Sciences > Sociology
Journal or Publication Title: Violence against Women
Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd.
ISSN: 1077-8012
Official Date: June 2007
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DateEvent
June 2007Published
Volume: Vol.13
Number: No.6
Number of Pages: 13
Page Range: pp. 549-561
DOI: 10.1177/1077801207301556
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Restricted or Subscription Access

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