There is evidence that involuntary housing instability may undermine health and well-being. For women who have experienced intimate partner violence (IPV), achieving stability is likely as important for other groups, but can be challenging. Through our analysis of 41 interviews with women who have experienced low income and IPV, we argue that definitions of housing stability are multifaceted and for many centred on a shared understanding of the importance of creating an environment of “home”. We found that obtaining housing that satisfied material needs was important to women. However, in asking women to define what housing stability meant to them, we found that other factors related to ontological security and the home, such as safety, community, and comfort, contributed to women’s experiences of stability. Through our discussion of the importance these women placed on establishing stable homes, we argue that future research on women’s experiences with housing stability and IPV should include definitions of stability that capture both material security and women’s experiences with building emotionally stable homes.

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建立稳定：探索经历过亲密伴侣暴力的女性“家”的意义。


有证据表明，非自愿的住房不稳定可能会损害健康和福祉。对于经历过亲密伴侣暴力 (IPV) 的女性来说，实现稳定对于其他群体来说可能同样重要，但也可能具有挑战性。通过对 41 名经历过低收入和 IPV 的女性进行的采访分析，我们认为住房稳定性的定义是多方面的，对于许多人来说，其核心是对创造“家”环境重要性的共同理解。我们发现，获得满足物质需求的住房对女性来说很重要。然而，在要求女性定义住房稳定性对她们意味着什么时，我们发现与本体安全和家庭相关的其他因素，如安全、社区和舒适度，也有助于女性的稳定体验。通过讨论这些女性对建立稳定家庭的重要性，我们认为，未来对女性住房稳定性和 IPV 经历的研究应包括稳定性的定义，既要体现物质安全，又要考虑女性建立情感稳定家庭的经历。