Impacts of coercive control on children: Perceptions of mothers from culturally and/or racially minoritized migrant background in Australia

Abstract

Coercive control refers to a pattern of abusive behaviors, and is the underlying dynamic of domestic, family, and sexual violence. Little is known about the experiences and impacts of coercive control on children from culturally and racially minoritized migrant backgrounds. This research was conducted in Victoria, Australia, and aimed to explore mothers’ perceptions of how their partners’ use of coercive control impacted children and family functioning. Consistent with a social constructionist approach, qualitative methods were used to understand mothers’ perceptions. Eleven mothers who had experienced domestic, family, and sexual violence participated in individual interviews. Thematic anal..