title: The Intimate Partner Violence Stigmatization Model and Barriers to Help-Seeking.
abstract: The Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) Stigmatization Model identifies how three stigma components hinder IPV help-seeking behaviors: cultural stigma, stigma internalization, and anticipated stigma.Cultural stigmahighlights societal beliefs that de-legitimize people experiencing abuse.Stigma internalizationinvolves the extent to which people come to believe that the negative stereotypes about those who experience IPV may be true of themselves.Anticipated stigmaemphasizes concern about what will happen once others know about the partner abuse (e.g., rejection). We provide an integrative literature review that supports the IPV stigmatization model and its role in reducing help-seeking behaviors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Connecticut.
authors.forename: Nicole M
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Overstreet
authors.forename: Diane M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Quinn
keywords: Anticipated Stigma; Barriers; Cultural Stigma; Disclosure; Help-Seeking; Intimate Partner Violence; Stigma; Stigma Internalization