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“Staying alive” in the context of intimate partner abuse

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Abstract Females are disproportionately affected by intimate partner abuse that can result in severe physical and mental harm. Benenson et al. provide little exploration of how female-evolved traits enhance females'… Click to show full abstract

Abstract Females are disproportionately affected by intimate partner abuse that can result in severe physical and mental harm. Benenson et al. provide little exploration of how female-evolved traits enhance females' survival in abusive relationships. Discussion centres on “why” females do not “just leave” an abusive relationship and the effectiveness of female-evolved traits in navigating intimate partner abuse over time.

Keywords: intimate partner; staying alive; partner abuse; alive context

Journal Title: Behavioral and Brain Sciences
Year Published: 2022

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