title: A comparison of women of color and non-Hispanic White women on factors related to leaving a violent relationship.
abstract: This study compares women of color and non-Hispanic White women regarding the influence of socioeconomic status, family investment, and psychological abuse on leaving a violent relationship. It was found that most women who left stayed away for less than a month. Women of color and non-Hispanic White women did not differ in their length or rate of leaving, although women of color left more frequently when they did leave. Factors associated with leaving for both groups were threat with a weapon, psychological abuse, being single, and having fewer adults in the household. Women of color with higher socioeconomic status were less likely to leave, which was not the case for non-Hispanic White women. Non-Hispanic White women were more likely to leave if they had lived with their partners less than 5 years and had children at home.
authors.affiliation: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48106, USA. ktlacey@umich.edu
authors.forename: Krim K
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Lacey
authors.forename: Daniel G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Saunders
authors.lastname: Lingling Zhang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D001294:Attitude to Health / Q000208:ethnology*; D003657:Decision Making; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009042:Motivation; D012649:Self Concept; D012938:Social Perception; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013179:Spouse Abuse / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D044465:White People / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D016387:Women's Health; D055815:Young Adult