RT Article
T1 African Immigrant Women’s Perspectives on Network Support and Intimate Partner Violence: A Community-Based Study
JF Journal of family violence
VO 38
IS 5
SP 803
OP 813
A1 Muruthi, Bertranna A.
A2 Cañas, Reid E. Thompson
A2 Romero, Lindsey
A2 Chronister, Krista
A2 Cheng, Yijun
A2 Taiwo, Abiola
A2 Krakani, Bernice S.
A2 Lahoti, Aakanksha
LA English
YR 2023
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1850777101
AB PurposeIntimate partner violence (IPV) tends to increase for African immigrant women upon arrival in the United States because of adjustment and acculturation stress, non-citizen status, language barriers, economic insecurity, and lack of social support. The aim of this study was to speak directly with African immigrant women living in the same U.S. urban community and ask them about their perceptions of IPV. Authors posit that by learning more about IPV perceptions from African immigrant women, we can contribute to the literature on African immigrant women’s experiences and, using transnational intersectionality theory, we can identify how social service providers may use these perceptions to create more inclusive and effective services for African immigrant women experiencing IPV.MethodCommunity-based participatory focus groups and interpretive phenomenology were used to understand the perceptions of IPV from 22 women (10 Ethiopian immigrant women and 12 immigrant women from various French speaking countries in Africa). Cultural brokers helped with the development of research questions, recruitment materials, interview process, and the review of interview transcripts.ResultsWomen reported concerns and barriers precipitated by intersections of culture and patriarchy, judgment from others, and fear of losing financial support. Findings also show that perceptions of IPV and decision-making to seek help were influenced by factors associated with their countries of origin as well as their host country, the United States.ConclusionsIt is important for clinicians to understand the ways in which culture, ethnicity, and transnational perspectives intersect with responses to IPV and use this to inform and support services for these populations. Implications are provided.
K1 Community-based
K1 Social Support
K1 IPV
K1 immigrant women
K1 African Women
DO 10.1007/s10896-022-00422-5