“There's no place like home”: Examining the associations between state eviction defense protections and indicators of biopsychosocial stress among survivors of intimate partner violence

Willie, Tiara C.; Linton, Sabriya L.; Whittaker, Shannon; Martínez, Isabel; Sharpless, Laurel; Kershaw, Trace

doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2021.113957

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“…It would also be helpful for future research to include upstream factors of structural inequities such as measures of structural racism and sexism (e.g., state-level gender inequality) (Homan, 2019). While the current study leverages prior research and theoretical frameworks to postulate explanations for racial differences in economic IPV and self-sufficiency, future research that assesses upstream factors can inform the development of equity-centered policies and practices by examining how the socio-structural environment drives adverse mental health outcomes among survivors of IPV (Sharpless et al, 2022; Willie et al, 2021).…”

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Recent Economic Intimate Partner Violence and Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms Among a Racially and Ethnically Diverse Sample of U.S. Women Experiencing Intimate Partner Violence

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Alexander

Sharpless

et al. 2023

J Interpers Violence

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Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a prevalent consequence of physical and sexual intimate partner violence (IPV); however, little is known about the unique contributions of economic IPV. Furthermore, women’s economic self-sufficiency may explicate the potential relationship between economic IPV and PTSD symptoms. Guided by the Stress Process Theory and Intersectionality, this study examined associations between economic IPV and women’s PTSD symptoms and assessed economic self-sufficiency as a mediator. Participants were 255 adult women experiencing IPV recruited from metropolitan Baltimore, MD, and the state of CT who participated in two different studies. Participants completed surveys on IPV, economic self-sufficiency, and PTSD. Path analyses were conducted to examine direct and indirect associations of economic IPV with economic self-sufficiency and PTSD. Economic IPV was uniquely associated with PTSD symptoms while controlling for other forms of IPV. Economic self-sufficiency significantly partially mediated the association between economic IPV and PTSD symptoms such that economic IPV was associated with PTSD symptoms through economic self-sufficiency. Economic IPV may limit women’s ability to make autonomous decisions related to finances, which could be distressing. The mental health impact of economic IPV may be particularly debilitating for women with low economic self-sufficiency as their posttraumatic stress occurs within the context of feeling unable to meet their financial goals and also having a partner control their economic resources. Fostering economic empowerment and asset building may be a strengths-based approach to reduce the PTSD symptomatology among women experiencing IPV.

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Recent Economic Intimate Partner Violence and Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms Among a Racially and Ethnically Diverse Sample of U.S. Women Experiencing Intimate Partner Violence

Willie

Alexander

Sharpless

et al. 2023

J Interpers Violence

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“…The codebook contained deductive codes based on prior literature on IPV and housing. 14,15,20,21 Inductive codes were also identi ed. Weekly meetings were held to discuss inconsistencies in code application and discuss prior assumptions that shaped interpretation.…”

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“…14 Furthermore, Black IPV survivors may have experienced rental discrimination due to racialized gendered stereotypes of Black womanhood and property owners' efforts to prevent "nuisance" citations. 15 Maintaining safe adequate housing was a public health concern during the COVID-19 pandemic, however, very little is known about how Black women experiencing IPV at diverse intersectional positions navigated the housing crisis and how these experiences are linked to interlocking systems of privilege and power (e.g., racism, sexism). Intersectionality is a social justice-oriented theoretical framework, which posits that multiple intersecting identities at the individual-level can re ect interlocking systems of privilege and power.…”

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Housing Insecurity among Black Women Surviving Intimate Partner Violence during the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Intersectional Qualitative Approach

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Linton

Whittaker

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Background. To investigate housing experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic among Black women experiencing intimate partner violence (IPV) who are also navigating racism, sexism, and classism. Methods. From January to April 2021, we conducted in-depth interviews with 50 Black women experiencing IPV in the United States. Guided by intersectionality, a hybrid thematic and interpretive phenomenological analytic approach was used to identify sociostructural factors shaping housing insecurity. Results. Our findings demonstrate the various ways in which the COVID-19 pandemic shaped Black women IPV survivors’ ability to obtain and sustain safe housing. Five themes were derived to capture factors contributing to housing experiences: challenges with separate and unequal neighborhoods; pandemic-related economic inequalities; economic abuse limitations; mental toll of eviction; and strategies to maintain housing. Conclusions. Obtaining and maintaining safe housing during the COVID-19 pandemic was difficult for Black women IPV survivors who were also navigating racism, sexism, and socioeconomic position. Structural-level interventions are needed to reduce the impact of these intersecting systems of oppression and power in order to facilitate the resources necessary for Black women IPV survivors to identify safe housing.

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“…Worldwide, a third of women aged between 15 and 49 who have a partner have already experience or are experiencing IPV (WHO, 2013(WHO, , 2021a(WHO, , 2021b. It is also noteworthy that one in three women experience IPV during their lifetime (WHO, 2013(WHO, , 2021a(WHO, , 2021bWillie et al, 2021).…”

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Prevalence and risk factors for intimate partner violence and indigenous women: A scoping review

Ferreira

Condeles

Azevedo

et al. 2023

Int J of Nursing Practice

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AimThis study aims to map intimate partner violence evidence among indigenous women and explore the prevalence, social and systemic factors contributing to this occurrence.MethodsThis is a scoping review following the steps recommended by the JBI. We searched the MEDLINE/PubMed®, Web of Science™, Embase, CINAHL and LILACS databases on March 2023. Studies that addressed the intimate partner violence topic among indigenous women and risk factors, without time and language limitations, were included. Detailed information was extracted, standardized by JBI.ResultsTwenty studies of different designs were included, all published in English, between 2004 and 2022. A high intimate partner violence prevalence among indigenous women was identified, associated with a great diversity of risk factors.ConclusionThe great diversity of identified factors associated with its occurrence shows the complexity of this problem and the vulnerability of indigenous women.

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“There's no place like home”: Examining the associations between state eviction defense protections and indicators of biopsychosocial stress among survivors of intimate partner violence

Cited by 14 publications

References 70 publications

Recent Economic Intimate Partner Violence and Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms Among a Racially and Ethnically Diverse Sample of U.S. Women Experiencing Intimate Partner Violence

Recent Economic Intimate Partner Violence and Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms Among a Racially and Ethnically Diverse Sample of U.S. Women Experiencing Intimate Partner Violence

Housing Insecurity among Black Women Surviving Intimate Partner Violence during the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Intersectional Qualitative Approach

Prevalence and risk factors for intimate partner violence and indigenous women: A scoping review

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