The Role of Intimate Partner Violence, Race, and Ethnicity in Help-Seeking Behaviors

Lipsky, Sherry; Caetano, Raúl; Field, Craig A.; Larkin, Gregory Luke

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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.…”

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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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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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“…32 Bent-Goodley 33 reviewed multilevel barriers facing ethnic and sexual minority women experiencing IPV. Individual barriers included the fact that women of color often seek help from informal rather than formal service providers and may report stigma regarding IPV within their respective communities.…”

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Identifying and Intervening with Substance-Using Women Exposed to Intimate Partner Violence: Phenomenology, Comorbidities, and Integrated Approaches Within Primary Care and Other Agency Settings

Weaver

Gilbert²,

El‐Bassel³

et al. 2015

Journal of Women's Health

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Substance use and/or disorders (SUDs) have been identified as a significant correlate of intimate partner violence (IPV) exposure and present complex issues that intersect with the topography of IPV, attendant mental health, and physical co-morbidities and may pose barriers to primary care-and other agency-based screening and intervention efforts. Despite substantial research indicating significantly higher rates of all types and severity of IPV victimization among women with SUDs and bidirectional associations between partner or selfuse of drugs or alcohol and IPV victimization, effective screening, brief interventions, coordinated systems of care, and treatment approaches to address these co-occurring problems remain very limited. We integrated select research examining the intersection of IPV victimization and SUDs and several comorbidities that have significant public health impact and provided recommendations for scaling up targeted interventions to redress these co-occurring problems among women in primary, emergency, and other care settings.

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“…The existing research provides some knowledge regarding trauma victims' use of available services and service contact patterns (Henning & Klesges, 2002;Lipsky, Caetano, Field, & Larkin, 2006;Macy, Nurius, Kernic, & Holt, 2005); the average delay in seeking help (Fikretoglu et al, 2010;Wang et al, 2005); and barriers to seeking help (Kessler et al, 2001;Sayer et al, 2009;Wang, 2006). Researchers have devoted less attention to help-seeking behavior among survivors of interpersonal trauma-such as domestic violence, rape, and assault-and in particular, help seeking following childhood trauma (Johnson & Zlotnick, 2007;Macy et al, 2005).…”

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The Process Leading to Help Seeking Following Childhood Trauma

Stige¹,

Træen

Rosenvinge

2013

Qual Health Res

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In this article we explore the process leading to help seeking following childhood trauma among women who were currently in treatment. We interviewed 13 participants from six treatment groups for clients exposed to humaninflicted traumas. Transcripts were analyzed using a hermeneutical-phenomenological approach. Help seeking was initiated after a prolonged period of time (13 to 58 years after first trauma exposure), during which participants relied heavily on a strategy of managing on their own. Self-management contributed to delays in help seeking, but was also an important resource. High levels of distress were reported prior to help seeking, often without help seeking being considered as an option. The participants sought help when encountering situational demands exceeding available resources, resulting in experiences of exhaustion and loss of control. We present a model of the help-seeking process, underlining the importance of respecting and exploring the individual process of seeking help when offering traumaspecific treatment.

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The Role of Intimate Partner Violence, Race, and Ethnicity in Help-Seeking Behaviors

Cited by 158 publications

References 63 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

Identifying and Intervening with Substance-Using Women Exposed to Intimate Partner Violence: Phenomenology, Comorbidities, and Integrated Approaches Within Primary Care and Other Agency Settings

The Process Leading to Help Seeking Following Childhood Trauma

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