Prevalence and Factors Associated With Severe Physical Intimate Partner Violence Among U.S. Black Women: A Comparison of African American and Caribbean Blacks.
This study explored prevalence rates and factors associated with lifetime severe physical intimate partner violence among U.S. Black women. Data from the National Survey of American Life were examined. Rates of severe physical intimate partner violence were higher among African American women compared with U.S. Caribbean Black women. Risk factors associated with reported abuse were similar to those found in earlier studies but differed by ethnic backgrounds. Demographic, resource, and situational factors were associated with severe physical intimate partner violence among U.S. Black women in general but made unique contributions by ethnic group. Implications and suggestions for future studies were discussed.
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA KrimLacey@gmail.com.
Krim K
KK
Lacey
University of Washington, Tacoma, USA.
Carolyn M
CM
West
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA.
Niki
N
Matusko
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA.
James S
JS
Jackson
D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology; D000368:Aged; D017691:Caribbean Region / Q000208:ethnology; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003469:Culture; D005260:Female; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D000066511:Intimate Partner Violence / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014481:United States / Q000208:ethnology
African American and Caribbean Black Women; intimate partner violence; prevalence