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  • Title: Betrayal Trauma and Barriers to Forming New Intimate Relationships Among Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence.
    Author: St Vil NM, Carter T, Johnson S.
    Journal: J Interpers Violence; 2021 Apr; 36(7-8):NP3495-NP3509. PubMed ID: 29884098.
    Abstract:
    Many survivors of intimate partner violence (IPV) experience betrayal trauma, which affects future intimate relationships. Yet many services extended to victims of IPV focus on keeping the victim safe, not helping survivors establish new healthy intimate relationships. Using betrayal trauma as a lens, this phenomenological study incorporates semistructured interviews to explore the various ways betrayal trauma manifests itself and acts as barriers to forming new healthy intimate relationships among survivors of IPV. Thematic analysis with nine survivors of IPV revealed four ways betrayal trauma manifests and acts as barriers to establishing new healthy intimate relationships: (a) vulnerability/fear, (b) relationship expectations, (c) shame/low self-esteem, and (d) communications issues. This article has implications for those working with survivors of IPV.
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