title: Somos Hermanas Del Mismo Dolor (We Are Sisters of the Same Pain): Intimate Partner Sexual Violence Narratives Among Mexican Immigrant Women in the United States.
abstract: Migration across international borders places tremendous stress on immigrant families and may put women at greater risk for intimate partner violence. In this study, we used narrative analysis methods to explore how nine Mexican immigrant women in the Northeastern United States described their experiences of intimate partner sexual violence, and how these stories were embedded within narratives of transition and movement across borders. We identified three major themes: The Virgin and the Whore, The Family, and Getting Ahead. We share important implications for researchers and health and social service providers working with this population.
authors.affiliation: 1 Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA.
authors.forename: Tiffany
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: 2 Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis, IN, USA.
authors.forename: Claire B
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Draucker
authors.affiliation: 3 University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
authors.forename: Christine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bradway
authors.affiliation: 3 University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
authors.forename: Jeanne Ann
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Grisso
authors.affiliation: 3 University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
authors.forename: Marilyn S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Sommers
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D054242:Emigrants and Immigrants / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D000066511:Intimate Partner Violence / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology*; D008800:Mexico / Q000208:ethnology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009511:New England; D036301:Qualitative Research
keywords: immigrant; intimate partner sexual violence; narrative inquiry; sexual abuse; transnational families