Friends’ Responses to Disclosure of Intimate Partner Violence and Survivors’ Subjective Experiences of IPV Disclosure

Asiye Mucedidi, Kristina L. McDonald, Department of Psychology, University of Alabama, Department of Psychology and Health Studies, University of Saskatchewan

Emerging Adulthood

Published online on July 29, 2026

Abstract

Emerging Adulthood, Ahead of Print.
This study investigated the nature and impact of friends’ responses to disclosures of IPV among emerging adults. The primary objective was to identify the most common types of friend responses and to assess their influence on survivors’ subjective ...