Intimate Partner Violence, Depression, and Barriers to Service Utilization in Arab American Women

How intimate partner violence (IPV), depression, and barriers to services affect Arab American women in the United States is not very well documented. This cross-sectional exploratory descriptive study examines (a) the relationship between depression and IPV and (b) whether living in the United Stat...

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Published in:Journal of transcultural nursing 2015-01, Vol.26 (1), p.24-30
Main Authors: Kulwicki, Anahid, Ballout, Suha, Kilgore, Colleen, Hammad, Adnan, Dervartanian, Hermine
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Arabs - psychology
Correlation analysis
Cross-Sectional Studies
Delivery of Health Care - utilization
Depression - complications
Depression - ethnology
Depression - psychology
Domestic violence
Female
Humans
Interpersonal Relations
Intimate Partner Violence - ethnology
Intimate Partner Violence - psychology
Mental depression
Middle Aged
Nursing
Risk assessment
Socioeconomic Factors
United States - ethnology
Women
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Summary:How intimate partner violence (IPV), depression, and barriers to services affect Arab American women in the United States is not very well documented. This cross-sectional exploratory descriptive study examines (a) the relationship between depression and IPV and (b) whether living in the United States 10 or more years decreases barriers to reporting intimate partner violence and depression in a sample (N = 312) of Arab American women 19 years and older. Findings demonstrate significant relationships between women who were at risk for IPV and depression scores (r = .44, p < .001), and number of years living in the United States and barriers to service (r = .25, p < .001). There was a significant negative relationship between barriers to service and depression (r = −.30, p < .001), and barriers to service and IPV (r = −.23, p < .001), and number of years living in the United States and depression (r = .25, p < .001). Findings underscore the importance of screening referral and follow-up for Arab American women experiencing IPV and depression.
ISSN:1043-6596
1552-7832
DOI:10.1177/1043659614524000