Publication year: 2011
Source: Aggression and Violent Behavior, In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 13 March 2011
Cynthia F., Rizo , Rebecca J., Macy
Intimate partner violence crosses all racial and ethnic boundaries. Given the growing interest in the experiences of Hispanic survivors of partner violence, researchers are beginning to explore the help-seeking strategies and barriers to help seeking evident in this population. To develop a better understanding of current knowledge in this area, we reviewed and synthesized a selected body of the published research addressing help-seeking patterns of Hispanic women. A systematic search of the literature resulted in more than 650 articles, 27 of which met our selection criteria for review. Although the review shows that Hispanic women use an array of help-seeking…
Research highlights: ►27 empirical studies published through the fall of 2009 have examined the help-seeking behaviors and barriers of Hispanic IPV survivors. ►Hispanic IPV survivors face many unique barriers to help-seeking. ►However, Hispanic women manage to seek help from multiple sources, multiple times. ►Currently, our ability to develop full understanding of those strategies and corresponding barriers is hindered by mixed findings and inconsistent research methods.