title: Intimate partner violence, depression, and barriers to service utilization in Arab American women.
abstract: How intimate partner violence (IPV), depression, and barriers to services affect Arab American women in the United States is not very well documented. This cross-sectional exploratory descriptive study examines (a) the relationship between depression and IPV and (b) whether living in the United States 10 or more years decreases barriers to reporting intimate partner violence and depression in a sample (N = 312) of Arab American women 19 years and older. Findings demonstrate significant relationships between women who were at risk for IPV and depression scores (r = .44, p < .001), and number of years living in the United States and barriers to service (r = .25, p < .001). There was a significant negative relationship between barriers to service and depression (r = -.30, p < .001), and barriers to service and IPV (r = -.23, p < .001), and number of years living in the United States and depression (r = .25, p < .001). Findings underscore the importance of screening referral and follow-up for Arab American women experiencing IPV and depression.
authors.affiliation: University of Massachusetts, Boston, MA, USA anahid.kulwicki@umb.edu.
authors.forename: Anahid
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kulwicki
authors.affiliation: University of Massachusetts, Boston, MA, USA.
authors.forename: Suha
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ballout
authors.affiliation: University of Massachusetts, Boston, MA, USA.
authors.forename: Colleen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kilgore
authors.affiliation: University of Massachusetts, Boston, MA, USA.
authors.forename: Adnan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hammad
authors.affiliation: University of Massachusetts, Boston, MA, USA.
authors.forename: Hermine
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Dervartanian
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D018912:Arabs / Q000523:psychology*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003863:Depression / Q000150:complications* / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D000066511:Intimate Partner Violence / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014481:United States / Q000208:ethnology
keywords: Arab American women; depression; intimate partner violence; service utilization