title: English- and Spanish-speaking women's use of violence.
abstract: This study analyzes variables related to the context and consequences of women's use of violence as well as a wide range of violent behaviors used and experienced by court-ordered English- and Spanish-speaking women. Data were derived from intake assessments of 125 court-ordered women over 24 months. Almost all of the women reported a history of abuse perpetrated by their partners. Women committed significantly fewer violent acts against their partners than their partners committed against them. Differences between English- and Spanish-speaking women's victimization, use of violence, and help seeking were largely similar, however, important differences emerged.
authors: Division of Social Work, Eberly College of Arts and Sciences at West Virginia University, WV, USA. letower@mail.wvu.edu
authors: Leslie E
authors: LE
authors: Tower
authors: Maria Elena
authors: ME
authors: Fernandez
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000374:Aggression; D005260:Female; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D007802:Language; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013179:Spouse Abuse / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D018454:Spouses / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States; D044465:White People / Q000706:statistics & numerical data