Citation

Flicker SM, Cerulli C, Zhao X, Tang W, Watts A, Xia Y, Talbot NL. Violence Against Women 2011; 17(8): 1067-1085.

Affiliation

Arcadia University, Glenside, PA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2011, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1077801211414846

PMID

21821618

Abstract

This study uses National Violence against Women Survey data to investigate the differential impact of concomitant forms of violence (sexual abuse, stalking, and psychological abuse) and ethnicity on help-seeking behaviors of women physically abused by an intimate partner (n = 1,756). Controlling for severity of the physical abuse, women who experienced concomitant sexual abuse are less likely to seek help, women who experienced concomitant stalking are more likely to seek help, whereas concomitant psychological abuse is not associated with help seeking. Ethnic differences are found in help seeking from friends, mental health professionals, police, and orders of protection. Implications for service outreach are discussed.

Language: en