Citation

Behnke AO, Ames N, Hancock TU. J. Interpers. Violence 2012; 27(7): 1259-1275.

Affiliation

North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2012, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/0886260511425246

PMID

22080575

Abstract

Understanding what Latino church leaders believe about domestic violence, and what they do when they confront it, is a key step in developing programs to help them engage in domestic violence prevention and intervention activities in their congregations. This article presents the findings from an exploratory study of 28 Latino church leaders. The study surveyed respondents' beliefs about domestic violence and asked for their reactions to three domestic violence vignettes they might encounter. We found that study participants were willing to respond to cases of domestic violence in what we would define as constructive ways. However, some responses suggested potentially unsafe and ill-advised reactions to the vignettes. We discuss our study's implications for practice and suggest future directions for additional research.

Language: en