U.S.-born compared to non-U.S.-born abused women: analysis of baseline data.
It is evident from recent studies that a woman's citizenship status does not exempt her from exposure to partner violence. The purpose of this article was to examine if social support, self-efficacy, and marginalization of abused women differ based on U.S. born compared to non-U.S. born with and without documentation. The findings suggest that women who were born in the United States had significantly higher self-efficacy scores compared to non-U.S.-born women without documents. There were no significant differences in social support among abused women who are U.S. born compared to non-U.S. born with and without documentation. In addition, women who were not born in the United States and did not have documents had higher marginalization.
University of Texas at Brownsville, USA.
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Montalvo-Liendo
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Koci
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McFarlane
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Gilroy
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Maddoux
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D036301:Qualitative Research; D020377:Self Efficacy; D062487:Social Marginalization; D012944:Social Support; D013179:Spouse Abuse / Q000208:ethnology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013781:Texas; D014481:United States; D055815:Young Adult