Prevalence of victims of violence among ethnically diverse Asian/Pacific Islanders.
The present research project is the first large-scale study (N = 5,051) that investigated the prevalence of victims of violence for an ethnically diverse Asian/Pacific Islander sample. The rate for the adolescent respondents of "was a victim of violence (was physically harmed by someone)" within the past 6 months was 3.33%. Over twice that rate was found for family members (6.97%) and over three times the adolescent-respondent rate was obtained for close friends (10.75%). Only partial support was found for the hypothesis that Asian groups would have the lowest rates, and Polynesian, African American, Hispanic, and Native American Indian/Alaska Native groups would have the highest rates. Higher rates were found for Whites (adolescent respondents, close friends) and the Portuguese (family members, close friends), suggesting a "minority" effect. There is a need to disaggregate ethnicity, engage in further research that considers risk and protective factors, and investigate culturally appropriate interventions.
Hishinuma
Earl S
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Department of Psychiatry, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawai'i at Mănoa Honolulu, HI 96813, USA. earlhish@aol.com
Chang
Janice Y
JY
Goebert
Deborah A
DA
Else
Iwalani R N
IR
Nishimura
Stephanie T
ST
Choi-Misailidis
SooJean
S
Andrade
Naleen N
NN
Mayeda
David T
DT
Jones
Lillian M
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D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000523:psychology; D019548:Crime Victims / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D017579:Domestic Violence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006254:Hawaii / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D044468:Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D012737:Sex Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires