Battered wives: Six case studies

• Main Authors: Bonus, Kristine, Guidote, Evelyn, Sicat, Ma. Rita Luisa
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Animo Repository 1993
• Subjects: Abused wives > Case studies; x1 Battered wives
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_bachelors/6097
• Institution: De La Salle University

This study described the characteristics of the battered wives and their husbands prior to and after wife-battering, causes, consequences of wife-battering, coping mechanisms employed and the preventive measure suggested by the wives. The research design used was the descriptive design wherein a case study was made up for each woman. These subject were introduced by the lawyer from Women's Legal Bureau and were drawn purposively based on several criteria. An in-depth interview with a semi-structured interview guide was used to obtain relevant information from the battered wives and their significant others. The results of the study showed that the wives were found to be friendly, outgoing and happy-go-lucky while the husbands were hot-tempered and jealous. There were no changes in their characteristics even after the battering incident. The common causes of battering are jealousy, money, husband's womanizing, the couple's belief that battering is normal and incompatibility. Bruises, injuries, financial dependence, self-pity, low self-esteem, paranoia, isolation from the community and emotional crisis are the consequences of wife-battering. The coping mechanisms employed were crying, denial, confiding and seeking help from others. Most of the subjects suggested that couples should love, trust, respect and communicate in order to prevent wife-battering.