Coercive Control and Mother–Child Relationships: Exploring Mothers’ Experiences of Talking With Their Children About the Abuse
Journal of Interpersonal Violence
Published online on March 31, 2025
Abstract
Journal of Interpersonal Violence, Volume 41, Issue 9-10, Page 2378-2403, May 2026.
Coercive control (CC) is a severe and relentless form of domestic abuse whereby perpetrators often directly target and undermine women’s relationships with their children. A “conspiracy of silence” can surround the abuse, with mothers and children not ...
Coercive control (CC) is a severe and relentless form of domestic abuse whereby perpetrators often directly target and undermine women’s relationships with their children. A “conspiracy of silence” can surround the abuse, with mothers and children not ...