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- Title
Reactions to Violence Among African American Female Survivors of Intimate Partner Victimization.
- Authors
Cunningham, Sarah R.; Schumacher, Julie A.; Bell Neasman, Taunjah P.
- Abstract
African American (AA) women are victimized by intimate partner violence (IPV) at a disproportionate rate; however, few studies have examined such women’s affective responses to violence. An experimental study was conducted to assess the predictive ability of type of simulated IPV and change in self-reported state anxiety on changes in self-reported quality of life (QOL) for 38 AA female survivors of IPV. IPV type and state anxiety change explained a significant portion of the variance in QOL change, R2 = .16, F(2, 35) = 3.42, p = .05. Data provide indirect evidence that exposure to IPV may be a cue that reminds women of their experiences of violence or the problem of IPV for AA women, which prompts more negative attitudes toward general well-being.
- Subjects
INTIMATE partner violence; ABUSE of African American women; SURVIVORS of abuse; VICTIMS of abuse; ABUSED women
- Publication
Journal of Black Studies, 2018, Vol 49, Issue 5, p502
- ISSN
0021-9347
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/0021934718770825