Citation

Lehmann P, Elliston EJ. J. Ethn. Cult. Divers. Soc. Work 2001; 10(4): 81-102.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2001, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1300/J051v10n04_05

PMID

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Abstract

The present cross-cultural study summarizes the traumatic responses of Mexican, Mexican American, and non-Mexican American children who were residents of three shelters for battered women in Monterrey Mexico, McAllen Texas, and Ft. Worth Texas. Sixty-eight mothers reported on their children's (n = 90) individual and total traumatic symptoms. Findings revealed very slight differences in individual responses with no overall trauma symptom differences. Multiple regression analyses revealed that mothers' experiences of physical, and sexual abuse predicted greater trauma responses in children. Implications for practice with children and mothers in shelters for battered women are highlighted.