“Grieving someone who’s still alive, that’s hard”: the experiences of non-offending partners of individuals who have sexually offended – an IPA study

Simple item page
dc.contributor.authorDuncan, K., Wakeham, A., Winder, B., Blagden, N., & Armitage, R.
dc.date.accessioned2023-01-17T20:18:29Z
dc.date.available2023-01-17T20:18:29Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.description.abstractThe non-offending partners (NOPs) of individuals who have committed sexual offences face significant repercussions following the discovery of their partner’s crimes. However, NOPs support needs have typically been overlooked, with priority instead placed on equipping NOPs with the skills to monitor their partner’s behaviour and/or protect their children from sexual abuse. The present study used Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis to qualitatively explore the accounts of women whose partners had committed a sexual offence (n = 9). Results highlighted that NOPs experience multiple losses, trauma, and dramatic shifts in their identities and cognitions following the discovery of their partner’s crimes via a “knock on the door” from the police. The findings highlight NOPs post-discovery support needs and have implications for professionals and agencies working with NOPs.en_US
dc.identifier.citationDuncan, K., Wakeham, A., Winder, B., Blagden, N., & Armitage, R. (2022). “Grieving someone who’s still alive, that’s hard”: the experiences of non-offending partners of individuals who have sexually offended–an IPA study. Journal of Sexual Aggression, 1-15.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/13552600.2021.2024611
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11212/5689
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherJournal of Sexual Aggressionen_US
dc.subjectnonoffending caregiversen_US
dc.subjectinternet offendingen_US
dc.subjectphenomenological analysisen_US
dc.subjectnonoffending partneren_US
dc.subjectInternational Resourcesen_US
dc.subjectUnited Kingdomen_US
dc.title“Grieving someone who’s still alive, that’s hard”: the experiences of non-offending partners of individuals who have sexually offended – an IPA studyen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

Files

Collections

CALiO Collection of Resources