TY - JOUR
T1 - Help-Seeking Behaviors and Barriers Among Black Women Exposed to Severe Intimate Partner Violence
T2 - Findings From a Nationally Representative Sample
AU - Lacey, Krim K.
AU - Jiwatram-Negron, Tina
AU - Sears, Karen Powell
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2020.
PY - 2021/5
Y1 - 2021/5
N2 - This article examined general help-seeking utilization and barriers among U.S. Black women reporting severe physical intimate partner violence (IPV). Data from the National Survey of American Life (NSAL), the largest and most detailed survey on Blacks residing in the United States, were analyzed. Among U.S. Black women reporting severe physical IPV, many sought the help of a psychiatrist (13.8%) or other mental health professionals (14.0%). Multivariate findings revealed associations between help-seeking utilization and sociodemographic factors. Queries from open responses suggested potential cultural and ethnic differences between African American and Caribbean Black women reporting intimate partner violence in relation to barriers to help-seeking.
AB - This article examined general help-seeking utilization and barriers among U.S. Black women reporting severe physical intimate partner violence (IPV). Data from the National Survey of American Life (NSAL), the largest and most detailed survey on Blacks residing in the United States, were analyzed. Among U.S. Black women reporting severe physical IPV, many sought the help of a psychiatrist (13.8%) or other mental health professionals (14.0%). Multivariate findings revealed associations between help-seeking utilization and sociodemographic factors. Queries from open responses suggested potential cultural and ethnic differences between African American and Caribbean Black women reporting intimate partner violence in relation to barriers to help-seeking.
KW - African American and Caribbean Black women
KW - help-seeking behaviors
KW - intimate partner violence
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U2 - 10.1177/1077801220917464
DO - 10.1177/1077801220917464
M3 - Article
C2 - 32498628
AN - SCOPUS:85085949590
SN - 1077-8012
VL - 27
SP - 952
EP - 972
JO - Violence Against Women
JF - Violence Against Women
IS - 6-7
ER -