Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Articles Article Faculty Publications -Articles Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Posttraumatic relationship experiences in women in South India Subject The topic of the resource divorce; family; PTRS; stress; Traumatic relationship Description An account of the resource Marriage is a socially binding intimate relationship between two individuals which is expected to be stable and enduring. In many cases, there can be severe difficulties questioning the quality of ones married life such as IPV or other kinds of abuse or exploitation which could lead to a divorce. Although divorce legally dissolves the relationship, studies suggest that the stress caused by a traumatic relationship may not end after terminating the relationship. The resemblance of these symptoms to PTSD led to the proposed diagnosis of PTRS. In this study, seven participants who have been divorced due to domestic violence for at least a year were identified and interviewed regarding their past and present life situations. The emergent themes in the data pointed to several factors that may influence ones married life, the decision of divorce and current life situations which can affect the amount of stress an individual might face concerning their past traumatic relationship. The factors influencing stress experienced during a traumatic marriage included involvement and support from ones family and in-laws, nature, and cause of abuse, stress-related to children, social support and the very decision to get a divorce. The process of overcoming fear, mistrust, and grief, social and family support, child custody, and related legal processes were factors that affected stress related to the process of divorce. The grief related to child custody, ability to rationalize the decision, career, remarriage and childrens future were some factors that influenced the stress these individuals experienced currently in their life. 2019, 2019 The Author(s). This open access article is distributed under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) 4.0 license. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Jojo R.M.; Sathiyaseelan A. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Cogent Psychology, Vol-6, No. 1 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Cogent OA Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2019-01-01 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="https://doi.org/10.1080/23311908.2019.1703472" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://doi.org/10.1080/23311908.2019.1703472</a> <br /><br /><a href="https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85077085269&amp;doi=10.1080%2F23311908.2019.1703472&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=7200eacdbbd680c9cb2ef5d09d3fd257" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85077085269&amp;doi=10.1080%2f23311908.2019.1703472&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=7200eacdbbd680c9cb2ef5d09d3fd257</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource All Open Access; Gold Open Access Relation A related resource ISSN: 23311908 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Online Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Article Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Jojo R.M., Department of Psychology, Kristu Jyothi College of Management and Technology, Changanacherry, Kerala, India; Sathiyaseelan A., Psychology, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bangalore, India