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The Long-Term Impact Of Intimate Partner Violence On Survivors’ Employment Outcomes, Heather Stark
The Long-Term Impact Of Intimate Partner Violence On Survivors’ Employment Outcomes, Heather Stark
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
When women experience intimate partner violence (IPV), subsequent effects could impact their performance in the workplace, including physical illness, absenteeism, lack of focus, financial hardship, and other problems. Little information is available, however, as to whether there are long-term negative effects on the victims’ employment. The purpose of this quantitative study was to compare long-term job success as measured by the dependent variables of job satisfaction, unemployment, underemployment, and job stability among women who have experienced IPV in the past and those who have not. Trauma theory provided the framework for this study. Participants were recruited from women’s organizations and …