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Quinn E Hendershot1, Hayley C Fivecoat2, Matthew D Johnson1
1Department of Psychology, Binghamton University (SUNY), Binghamton, New York, USA.
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Immigrants experience an elevated risk of intimate partner violence (IPV), but little is known about how cultural competencies within a couple are protective against IPV. Using the Dyadic Cultural Competence and Balance model, we tested hypotheses involving cultural competencies and IPV risk among U.S. immigrant dyads in the Future of Families and Child Wellbeing Study (N = 188). The longitudinal data revealed that high dyadic bicultural competence predicted reduced risk of IPV over time. Financial strain exacerbated low dyadic bicultural competence predicting more IPV. In summary, dyadic bicultural competence appears protective against IPV among immigrants.
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