title: Getting out of harm's way: one-year outcomes for abused women in a vietnamese immigrant enclave.
abstract: The study identifies predictors of women's remaining entangled in abusive relationships. The sample includes 57 women in one Vietnamese American enclave. Women's beliefs in maintaining an intact family, patriarchal decision making, and fear of their partners characterized women remaining. To a lesser extent, seeking help from a variety of places characterized women who escaped, and concern with achieving important goals, number of children, financial dependence, lack of support, and legal marriage characterized women who remained. Discussion centers on how social and legal services can meet the unique needs of women with circumstances similar to those who participated in the study.
authors.affiliation: School of Criminal Justice, Michigan State University, Michigan, USA.
authors.forename: Merry
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Morash
authors.forename: Hoan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bui
authors.forename: Tia
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Stevens
authors.forename: Yan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Tia S
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Andersen
authors.forename: Yan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001294:Attitude to Health; D018585:Battered Women / Q000523:psychology*; D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D054242:Emigrants and Immigrants / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008875:Middle Aged; D012945:Social Values; D013179:Spouse Abuse / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000523:psychology; D018454:Spouses / Q000208:ethnology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D014744:Vietnam / Q000208:ethnology; D016387:Women's Health / Q000208:ethnology*