Inside Dating Relationships Involving Violence End Now: Participants’ perspectives at a 6‐month follow‐up

Abstract

Dating violence (DV) occurs between two people who are in an intimate relationship (Centers for Disease Control [CDC], 2020) and consists of an array of physical, psychological or sexual behaviours that vary in level of severity. Prevention researchers face multiple challenges when designing DV programming. First, DV is comprised of a variety of behaviours, and situational and contextual factors influence recognition and labelling of dating behaviours as normative versus violent (Whitaker et al., 2013). Contextual factors that influence recognition and labelling of dating violence behaviours include cultural values and norms. While there is recognition of the importance of culturally relevant prevention programmes (Reese &

Intimate Partner Homicide Prevention Among Latinas: A Qualitative Study of Risk and Protective Factors

“…Prevention efforts can engage healthy aspects of familismo through community building and psychoeducation to mitigate risk among younger Latinas, who at higher risk for IPH and homicide from strangers (Petrosky et al, 2017). For example, prevention efforts that involve psychoeducation and communication skills building have shown promise for university and college-aged Latinx youth (Terrazas-Carrillo et al, 2022).…”

“…Specifically, familismo , in tandem with cultural scripts that emphasize obedience, self-sacrifice, and humility, can serve as a barrier to reporting IPV among Latina survivors (Harper, 2017; Reina et al, 2013; Vidales, 2010). Conversely, research indicates that familismo can promote a sense of trust and comfort in accessing informal support (Brabeck & Guzmán, 2009; Marrs Fuchsel, 2013; Terrazas-Carrillo et al, 2020; Terrazas-Carrillo et al, 2022). Within Latina community samples, U.S. born Latinas are at higher risk for IPV than recent immigrants (Espinoza et al, 2023).…”