Immigrant Women Suffering From IPV in Spain

Abstract

Intimate partner violence (IPV) against women is a violation of human rights and one form of discrimination compounded by other discrimination factors as migration. The risk of violence can increase among immigrant women because of the legal and economic situation and the barriers they encounter to accessing information and support services. This qualitative study explores in-depth the perspective of experienced social workers about challenges faced by immigrant women suffering from IPV in Spain. This study may help professional social workers, others professionals, and public policy makers to design effective strategies for meeting the demands and needs of this population.

Perspectivas do conhecimento acerca da violência contra mulheres migrantes: mapeamento da produção acadêmica Strictu Sensu

“…As formas de violência relatadas nas produções acadêmicas também são evidenciadas em outros estudos nacionais e internacionais (Morales et al, 2016;Alencar-Rodrigues & Cantera, 2016;Briones-Vozmediano et al, 2016;Flores, 2016;Gennari et al, 2017;Ghafournia, 2017;Kapur et al, 2017;Martinez-Roman et al, 2017;Mirza, 2016;Rodrigues & Leonor, 2017;Souto et al, 2016), coerentes com a dimensão da problemática da violência de gênero contra mulheres imigrantes e refugiadas, violências essas praticadas de diferentes formas, e por diferentes sujeitos contra esse grupo populacional. Nessa esteira, é importante salientar que a Declaração sobre a Eliminação da Violência contra as Mulheres (1993) ratifica a compreensão em âmbito mundial de que todas as formas de violência contra todos os grupos sociais e identitários de mulhereso que inclui as mulheres imigrantes e refugiadas-constituise uma grave violação dos direitos humanos e uma forma de discriminação.…”

Barriers to access intimate partner violence services in female Romanian immigrants in Spain: A Delphi study

“…These stages are influenced by interpersonal and sociocultural factors. Literature has shown that risk factors experienced by immigrant women due to their status and the different characteristics of their origin and host countries, can act as barriers in help‐seeking and accessing services (Burman & Chantler, 2005 ; Cuesta‐García & Crespo, in press ; Martinez‐Roman et al, 2017 ).…”

“…Research on help‐seeking in IPV has mostly focused on the United States as a host country and immigrant women of African, Asian, and Latin American origin (e.g., Abu‐Ras, 2003 ; Ahmad et al, 2009 ; Bauer et al, 2000 ; Parson et al, 2016 ; Raj & Silverman, 2007 ; Reina et al, 2014 ; Silva‐Martínez, 2017 ; Ting & Panchanadeswaran, 2009 ). In Spain, only a few studies have focused on this phenomenon, through interviews with professionals in the sector (Briones‐Vozmediano et al, 2015 ; Martinez‐Roman et al, 2017 ) and cross‐sectional studies with women of Romanian, Moroccan, and Ecuadorian origin (Vives‐Cases & La Parra, 2017 ). These studies point out, among other barriers, the lack of culturally appropriate services in Spain and of specific training among professionals.…”

Predicting Depression Among Jewish and Arab Israeli Women Who Are Victims of Intimate Partner Violence

“…Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a widespread, intersectional epidemic, various aspects of which have been examined among different populations, including minority groups (Lin, Sun, Liu, & Chen, 2018; Martinez-Roman, Vives-Cases & Pérez-Belda, 2017; Rosman & Ariel, 2018).…”