title: South Asian Immigrant Men and Women and Conceptions of Partner Violence.
abstract: Limited knowledge exists about conceptual variations in defining intimate partner violence (IPV) by ethnicity, such as South Asian (SA) immigrant men and women. In a multi-ethnic study, we employed participatory concept mapping with three phases: brainstorming on what constitutes IPV; sorting of the brainstormed items; and interpretation of visual concept maps generated statistically. The parent study generated an overall general multi-ethnic map (GMEM) that included participant interpretations. In the current study, we generated a SA specific initial-map that was interpreted by eleven SA men and women in gender specific groups. Their interpretations are examined for similar and unique aspects across men and women and compared to GMEM. SA men and women shared similar views about sexual abuse and victim retaliation, which also aligned closely with GMEM. Both SA women and men had an expanded view of the concept of controlling behaviors compared to GMEM. SA women, unlike SA men, viewed some aggressive behaviors and acts as cultural with some GMEM congruence. SA women uniquely identified some IPV acts as private-public. We discuss implications for research and service assessments.
authors.affiliation: Center for Research on Inner City Health, Lee Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Canada. farahmad@yorku.ca.|Faculty of Health, School of Health Policy and Management, York University, 4700 Keele Street, HNES 414, Toronto, M3J 1P3, Canada. farahmad@yorku.ca.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ahmad
authors.affiliation: Center for Research on Inner City Health, Lee Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Canada.|Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Smylie
authors.affiliation: Center for Research on Inner City Health, Lee Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Canada.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Omand
authors.affiliation: Center for Research on Inner City Health, Lee Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Canada.|Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cyriac
authors.affiliation: Center for Research on Inner City Health, Lee Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Canada.|Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: O'Campo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001211:Asia, Western / Q000208:ethnology; D002170:Canada / Q000453:epidemiology; D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D054242:Emigrants and Immigrants / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D000066511:Intimate Partner Violence / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012742:Sex Offenses / Q000208:ethnology; D013179:Spouse Abuse / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000208:ethnology
keywords: Concept mapping; Ethnicity; Immigrants; Intimate partner violence; South Asian