The Prevalence and Circumstances of Child Sexual Abuse among Latina Women

Romero, Gloria J.; Loeb, Tamra Burns; Carmona, Jennifer Vargas; Solis, Beatriz

doi:10.1177/0739986399213009

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“…Neither permanent legal status nor feminine gender role had any significant effects on formal or informal help-seeking. The findings support the existing literature by showing that low levels of acculturation serve as a hindrance to formal help-seeking (Cortina 2004;Lipsky et al 2006;Romero et al 1999;Wells et al 1987;West et al 1998). It is likely that Anglo acculturation, as it is largely based on language preference, increases access to formal services because of a better command of the English language.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 85%

The Cultural Influences on Help‐seeking Among a National Sample of Victimized Latino Women

Sabina

Cuevas

Schally

2011

American J of Comm Psychol

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The current study examined the influence of legal status and cultural variables (i.e., acculturation, gender role ideology and religious coping) on the formal and informal help-seeking efforts of Latino women who experienced interpersonal victimization. The sample was drawn from the Sexual Assault Among Latinas (SALAS) Study that surveyed 2,000 self-identified adult Latino women. The random digit dial methodology employed in high-density Latino neighborhoods resulted in a cooperation rate of 53.7%. Women who experienced lifetime victimization (n = 714) reported help-seeking efforts in response to their most distressful victimization event that occurred in the US. Approximately one-third of the women reported formal help-seeking and about 70% of women reported informal help-seeking. Help-seeking responses were generally not predicted by the cultural factors measured, with some exceptions. Anglo orientation and negative religious coping increased the likelihood of formal help-seeking. Positive religious coping, masculine gender role and Anglo acculturation increased the likelihood of specific forms of informal help-seeking. Latino orientation decreased the likelihood of talking to a sibling. Overall, these findings reinforce the importance of bilingual culturally competent services as cultural factors shape the ways in which women respond to victimization either formally or within their social networks.

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confidence: 85%

The Cultural Influences on Help‐seeking Among a National Sample of Victimized Latino Women

Sabina

Cuevas

Schally

2011

American J of Comm Psychol

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“…National data concerning CSA rates among Latino women, using adult retrospective studies, present rates that range between 15.4% and 32.1% depending on the criteria that are used to define CSA (Vogeltanz et al, 1999). In some college sample studies that have focused specifically on Latino women (Clemmons et al, 2003) or compared them to their non-Latino counterparts (Arroyo et al, 1997;Clemmons et al, 2003;Kalof, 2000;Romero, Wyatt, Loeb, Carmona, & Solis, 1999;Ullman & Filipas, 2005;Urquiza & Goodlin-Jones, 1994;Vera et al, 2005) reported rates of CSA ranged between 26% and 38%, which is consistent with CSA rates from community samples (Ulibarri, Ulloa, & Camacho, 2009). Due to methodological variation and definitional discrepancies, CSA rates among Latino women are very disparate.…”

Section: Sexual Victimizationsupporting

confidence: 49%

Interpersonal Victimization Among a National Sample of Latino Women

Cuevas

Sabina

Milloshi

2012

Violence Against Women

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This article presents results from the Sexual Assault Among Latinas (SALAS) study, which obtained lifetime prevalence rates of interpersonal violence from a national sample of adult Latino women. Results show that more than half of the women in the study (53.6%) reported at least one victimization experience during their lifetime, with approximately two thirds of the victimized women (66.2%) experiencing more than one victimization incident, pointing to significant levels of polyvictimization and revictimization patterns across all victimization types. The results provide estimates of lifetime interpersonal violence and present a broader scope of the victimization experiences for this population. Keywords interpersonal violence, Latinas, victimizationResearch on the interpersonal victimization of Latino women is still, in large part, a burgeoning field. Despite the rapid growth of the Latino population (Pew Research Center, 2005), studies focusing on the interpersonal victimization of Latino women have lagged. Given that this literature is not fully developed, the study of this specific group is an important step in understanding and documenting the rate of victimization among Latino women. Therefore, this study takes up the task of ascertaining the prevalence rates of victimization, both in childhood and adulthood, by a variety of perpetrators, within a national sample of Latino women. The study overcomes previous limitations and Article

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“…In addition, Kaslow and her colleagues (Kaslow et al, 1998(Kaslow et al, , 2000 have found that both CSA and partner abuse were significantly associated with suicide attempts in African American women. Few studies have specifically examined factors associated with CSA in Latina samples, but Romero and Wyatt (1999) observed that there are specific issues affecting Latina women, such as a tendency toward nondisclosure, and emphasized the need for further research addressing these issues. The present study adds to this literature by demonstrating the pronounced impact of CSA on decisions to remain in an abusive relationship within a multiethnic sample.…”

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Reasons for Returning to Abusive Relationships: Effects of Prior Victimization

Griffing¹,

Ragin

Morrison³

et al. 2005

J Fam Viol

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Studies have demonstrated that women with a history of childhood sexual abuse (CSA) are at increased risk of revictimization, but research has not yet examined whether a history of CSA may affect patterns of remaining in or returning to abusive relationships in adulthood. This study examines the impact of a CSA history on decisions to return to abusive relationships in a sample of 104 adult domestic violence survivors. Participants were interviewed about the number of times that they had previously separated from and returned to their abusive partner, the factors that influenced their decision to return (both psychological/internal and environmental/external factors), and their perceived likelihood of returning in the future. As predicted, CSA survivors (n = 34) reported a significantly greater number of past separations than non-CSA survivors (n = 70). CSA survivors were also significantly more likely to report that their decisions to return were influenced by emotional attachment to the batterer. CSA survivors did not perceive themselves to be at greater risk of returning in the future, suggesting that they may be more likely to underestimate their vulnerability to returning to the battering relationship. Clinical implications of the findings are discussed.

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The Prevalence and Circumstances of Child Sexual Abuse among Latina Women

Cited by 50 publications

References 18 publications

The Cultural Influences on Help‐seeking Among a National Sample of Victimized Latino Women

The Cultural Influences on Help‐seeking Among a National Sample of Victimized Latino Women

Interpersonal Victimization Among a National Sample of Latino Women

Reasons for Returning to Abusive Relationships: Effects of Prior Victimization

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