“I’ll be Okay”: Survivors’ Perspectives on Participation in Domestic Violence Research

Abstract Purpose This article investigates survivors’ experiences participating in research interviews about technology-facilitated domestic violence. University ethics committees often assume that on violence and abuse is distressing for survivors. Scholars have called testing this assumption. contributes to the evidence base benefits risks of asking participants gender-based Methods based semi-structured with 20 Australian Template analysis was used code develop key themes. Results The five themes derived from include reflection recovery personal growth; helping other women; rejecting victim-shaming; empowerment; importance timing. Conclusion All reported positive taking part study. However, authors noticed substantial differences participant narratives across service cohorts. implications recruiting through channels associated different points trauma trajectories warrant attention.