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Would You Offer Your Heart to the Wolf with the Red Roses? The Lived Experience of Women in Relationships with Violent and Incarcerated Men

Silverwood, Amber R
http://orcid.org/0009-0008-5613-6747
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=antioch1699908502693145

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2023, Psy. D., Antioch University, Antioch Seattle: Clinical Psychology.
Relationships with incarcerated individuals can be complex and complicated for the partner outside the prison walls. These relationships are seldom discussed and are poorly studied overall, with minimal information available about the people who start romantic relationships with people in prison. This study aimed to better understand the lived experiences of the women who engage in romantic relationships with men and specifically examined romantic relationships that started after their partner was incarcerated. The participants for this study were located on the website Reddit, in a designated subreddit for women in such relationships. In total, nine women responded and spoke candidly about their experiences and the challenges involved in their relationships. The study utilized interpretative phenomenological analysis to examine the results and established several themes to help better understand the experiences of these women. During Zoom interviews, the participants spoke about their challenges with communication and financial hardships, but the results indicate that the fear of being judged by other people keeps them from disclosing information about their relationships. In some cases, the fear of being judged by other people appears to have increased the level of isolation among this population. This dissertation is available in open access at AURA (https://aura.antioch.edu) and OhioLINK ETD Center (https://etd.ohiolink.edu).
Michael Sakuma, PhD (Committee Chair)
Jude Bergkamp, PsyD (Committee Member)
John Haroian, PhD (Committee Member)
126 p.
Clinical Psychology; Psychology
hybristophilia; incarceration; prison pen pals; prison wives

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  • Silverwood, A. R. (2023). Would You Offer Your Heart to the Wolf with the Red Roses? The Lived Experience of Women in Relationships with Violent and Incarcerated Men [Doctoral dissertation, Antioch University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=antioch1699908502693145

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Silverwood, Amber. Would You Offer Your Heart to the Wolf with the Red Roses? The Lived Experience of Women in Relationships with Violent and Incarcerated Men. 2023. Antioch University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=antioch1699908502693145.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Silverwood, Amber. "Would You Offer Your Heart to the Wolf with the Red Roses? The Lived Experience of Women in Relationships with Violent and Incarcerated Men." Doctoral dissertation, Antioch University, 2023. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=antioch1699908502693145

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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