Frequency and Perceived Effectiveness of Strategies to Survive Abuse Employed by Battered Mexican-Origin Women.  

Oleh:

Brabeck, Kalina M. ; Guzmán, Michele R.

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Violence Against Women vol. 14 no. 11 (Nov. 2008), page 1274.
Topik: domestic violence; Mexican-origin women; strategies to survive abuse
Fulltext: 1274.pdf (127.74KB)

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This study documented the frequency and perceived effectiveness of battered Mexicanorigin women’s usage of formal and informal help and personal strategies to survive abuse. Semistructured interviews were conducted with 75 battered Mexican-origin women. Consistent with survivor theory, results indicated that participants sought help multiple times from several formal and informal help sources; some (i.e., shelter, family) were perceived more effective than others (i.e., lawyer, in-laws). Participants engaged in various personal strategies to survive abuse; some (i.e., using faith/religion) were rated more effective than others (i.e., placating the batterer). Responses to open-ended questions suggest why specific help sources and strategies were/were not effective and provide socioculturally specific suggestions for improving services. This study illuminates battered Mexican-origin women’s strengths and barriers that impede their survival efforts. Contributions include focusing on a subset of battered Latinas and documenting the frequency and perceived effectiveness of a wide array of help sources and strategies.

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