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Genevieve M Jessen1, Ariana Cervantes1, Craig A Field1
1Department of Psychology, The Latino Alcohol and Health Disparities Research and Training Center, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX, USA.
Abstract:
This study assessed how barriers to treatment, stigmatization, and coping strategies may be associated with help-seeking for intimate partner violence (IPV) and whether these characteristics could yield profiles to predict differences in informal and formal help-seeking. Hispanic females (N = 236) completed an online questionnaire assessing IPV, barriers to treatment, stigmatization, coping strategies, and help-seeking behaviors. A Latent Profile Analysis generated four profiles based on background characteristics (e.g., stigmatization) to predict informal and formal help-seeking. The results from pairwise comparison tests indicated significant differences between profile membership and informal and formal help-seeking behaviors for IPV among Hispanic women.
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