Ethnic differences in battered women's formal help-seeking strategies: a focus on health, mental health, and spirituality
| Autor: | Robin J. Belamaric, Lisa Engel, Lisa A. Goodman, Mai Y. El-Khoury, Megan Murphy, Mary Ann Dutton |
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| Rok vydání: | 2004 |
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Mental Health Services medicine.medical_specialty Sociology and Political Science Social Psychology Health Status Ethnic group Poison control Suicide prevention Occupational safety and health White People Adaptation Psychological medicine Humans Spirituality Mid-Atlantic Region Psychiatry Analysis of Variance Battered Women Patient Acceptance of Health Care Mental health humanities Help-seeking Black or African American Helpfulness Domestic violence Female Psychology Clinical psychology |
| Zdroj: | Cultural diversityethnic minority psychology. 10(4) |
| ISSN: | 1099-9809 |
| Popis: | The primary goal of this study was to identify ethnic differences in battered women's use of health, mental health, and spiritual coping strategies, as well as differences in the perceived helpfulness of each strategy. The authors recruited a sample of 376 African American and Caucasian victims of interpersonal violence from various sites. In comparison with Caucasian women in the sample, African American women were significantly more likely to report using prayer as a coping strategy and significantly less likely to seek help from mental health counselors. The 2 groups did not significantly differ in terms of the extent to which they sought help from clergy or medical professionals. African American women found prayer to be more helpful than did Caucasian women. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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