Understanding Intimate Partner Violence among Immigrant and Refugee Women: A Grounded Theory Analysis

Njie-Carr, Veronica; Sabri, Bushra; Messing, Jill T.; Suarez, Cecilia E.; Ward-Lasher, Allison; Wachter, Karin; Marea, Christina X.; Campbell, Jacquelyn C.

doi:10.1080/10926771.2020.1796870

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“…Consistent with research on other groups of women who have experienced abuse (Davis, 2002; Fowler & Hill, 2004; Sabri et al, 2016), immigrant women’s external sources of strengths came from support in their communities, including from family and friends. Tight-knit immigrant communities can be a barrier to women accessing IPV resources or leaving their partner, secondary to cultural expectations (Njie-Carr et al, 2020; Uehling et al, 2011). However, for the women in this study, informal sources of support such as family and friends were a source of strength for many, as they sought relief from IPV experienced at home.…”

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“…However, for the women in this study, informal sources of support such as family and friends were a source of strength for many, as they sought relief from IPV experienced at home. This type of support may be augmented or fostered by acculturation to the United States and increased use of Western resources for support (Njie-Carr et al, 2020; Yoshioka & Choi, 2005). Evidence shows that having high levels of both acculturation and enculturation (i.e., degree to which a person from a minority group functions and interacts competently within her minority culture), referred to as bicultural competence, can be protective for individuals from minority groups (Delgado-Romero et al, 2004), which may include immigrant women survivors of IPV.…”

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“…In a grounded theory analysis (Njie-Carr et al, 2020), the interplay between strengths and risks that fueled and facilitated women’s resilience was conceptualized in an engendering resilience to survive (ERS) model. For example, women staying in marriages to preserve traditional roles and gender norms and expectations contributed to their heightened risk of abuse and barriers to seeking services and resources.…”

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“…Resilience is a dynamic process in which environmental, psychological, and social factors interact to enable a person, at any stage of life, to recover from adverse life experiences (Sabri et al, 2019). These factors, or sources of strength, can be found at the cultural, community, relationship, and individual/survivor levels (Njie-Carr et al, 2020; Sabri, Simonet, & Campbell, 2018). For instance, supportive family and friends, religion, education, empowerment, and safety strategies were identified as sources of strengths for South Asian immigrant survivors of IPV (Sabri, Simonet, & Campbell, 2018).…”

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Impact of Sources of Strengths on Coping and Safety of Immigrant Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence

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Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a national and international public health and human rights concern. Immigrant women are disproportionately affected by IPV that includes homicides. This study explored the perspectives of survivors of IPV, who are immigrants to the United States, regarding their sources of strength that enhance their safety and promote coping in abusive relationships. Data for this qualitative study were collected from ethnically diverse immigrant women residing in Massachusetts, Arizona, Virginia, Washington, D.C., New York, Minnesota, and California, using purposive and snowball sampling techniques. Eighty-three in-depth interviews were conducted with adult immigrant survivors of IPV who self-identified as Asian ( n = 30), Latina ( n = 30), and African ( n = 23). Data were analyzed using thematic analysis. Women identified both external (e.g., community support, support from social service agencies) and internal (e.g., optimism, faith, beliefs) sources of strength. The study highlights how these sources can adequately address needs of survivors and offers areas for improvement in services for survivors. The findings are informative for practitioners serving immigrant survivors of IPV in legal, social service, and physical and mental health settings.

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“…The situation in the country is similar to other countries within European Union (EU) with women and children being the most vulnerable groups of victimization. The risk of victimization increases in migrant, refugees and asylum seeker community (Paat, 2014;Vu et al, 2014;Heffron, 2018;Njie-Carr et al, 2020).…”

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Domestic violence: Evidence-based policies before and during the pandemic in Greece

Artinopoulou

2021

Temida

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Domestic violence and gender-based violence has been studied and recognised for many years in Greece. Adequate legislation on the criminalization of domestic violence has been implemented since 2006 (Law 3500/2006 on the Confrontation of Domestic Violence). A network of support services has also operated across the country for many years, staffed with professionals trained in the gender-sensitive perspective. However, Greece still faces the impact of the economic crisis that started in 2010 and the critical aspects of the crisis from the reduction of the public budget imposed by the European institutions in the lives of the individuals, the victims and the providers of the social services have not been fully assessed yet. The COVID-19 pandemic created problems in the victims? access to social services and not only. The shadow pandemic describes the alarm on the increase of domestic violence during the pandemic and the isolation of the victims from the providers of social and psychological support. Addressing both the issue of domestic violence through a victim-centered approach before and during the pandemic in Greece and the need for the implementation of evidence-based policies are the general aims of the paper. To this, we present few findings from an original victimological online research on domestic violence during the first lockdown in the country (March to May 2020) and we justify the need for the implementation of evidence-based policies in the criminal justice system in Greece.

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

Cuesta-García

Fernández-Lansac²,

Crespo

2022

Journal Community Psychology

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Immigrant women may be at higher risk of intimate partner violence (IPV) and may seek specialized services less frequently than other populations. In Spain, Romanian origin foreigners comprise the second-highest proportion among immigrant population. This study aimed to identify, from the perspective of experts, (1) the main barriers faced by immigrant women of Romanian origin in accessing specialized services for IPV in Spain; and (2) the most useful strategies to combat these barriers. A Delphi study was conducted with a panel of 23 experts. The coefficient r WG was calculated to established agreement among participants. The results showed 58 barriers and 31 strategies with high agreement among the experts (r WG ≥ 0.80). Barriers in access to services that were considered to be highly influential included: having been in the host country for a short time; lack of language proficiency; job insecurity; difficulty with family-work reconciliation; and fear of the social consequences for help-seeking. The strategies considered most useful were: facilitating access to the job market and decent housing; promoting a social support network; translating material

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Understanding Intimate Partner Violence among Immigrant and Refugee Women: A Grounded Theory Analysis

Cited by 22 publications

References 24 publications

Impact of Sources of Strengths on Coping and Safety of Immigrant Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence

Impact of Sources of Strengths on Coping and Safety of Immigrant Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence

Domestic violence: Evidence-based policies before and during the pandemic in Greece

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

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