Intimate partner violence (IPV) causes severe physical and psychological damage to victims. Older IPV survivorsare increasing around the world with the rapidly growing older population. Little is known about the needs of olderfemale IPV survivors in the Chinese cultural context; the aim of this study was to examine the needs of older female IPVsurvivors in Taiwan. A grounded theory approach was adopted. Individual in-depth interviews were utilized to collect data.First-level coding, constant comparison among coding, then grouping coding into higher levels of categories and identifyinga central story were employed to analyze data. Findings were compared to literature for further verification. EightTaiwanese older female IPV survivors aged 60 to 74 were interviewed. The findings revealed that the cultural premiseemphasizing the importance of family was a major contributor to participants’ staying in abusive relationships. Fourthemes emerged in this study: 1) the marriage serving different purposes throughout the life course of the participants; 2)keeping the family whole enhances life satisfaction in older age; 3) working towards financial independence for lifetimesecurity is an important goal; and 4) finding an independent space as a way of coping with the abusive relationship.
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