TY - JOUR
T1 - Impact of Sources of Strengths on Coping and Safety of Immigrant Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence
AU - Sabri, Bushra
AU - Avignon, Karissa
AU - Murray, Sarah
AU - Njie-Carr, Veronica P.S.
AU - Young, Anna Marie
AU - Noor-Oshiro, Amelia
AU - Arscott, Joyell
AU - Messing, Jill
AU - Campbell, Jacquelyn C.
N1 - Funding Information:
The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: This work was supported by Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute for Child Health & Human Development (NICHD; R01HD081179-01A1 and R00HD082350) and National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD; R01MD013863).
Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2020.
PY - 2022/2
Y1 - 2022/2
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - coping
KW - economic justice
KW - immigrant
KW - intimate partner violence
KW - mezzo
KW - research categories
KW - safety
KW - social work practice
KW - social work/social welfare history and philosophy
KW - strengths
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U2 - 10.1177/0886109920978560
DO - 10.1177/0886109920978560
M3 - Article
C2 - 35400809
AN - SCOPUS:85097533424
SN - 0886-1099
VL - 37
SP - 118
EP - 135
JO - Affilia - Journal of Women and Social Work
JF - Affilia - Journal of Women and Social Work
IS - 1
ER -