Citation

Crisafi DN, Jasinski JL. Violence Against Women 2016; 22(8): 986-1006.

Affiliation

University of Central Florida, Orlando, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1077801215613853

PMID

26612273

Abstract

Our study examines the effects of abused women's relocation and recentness to an area on informal and formal help-seeking, and how access to personal and social resources affect these relationships. Secondary data analysis was conducted using a sample of 572 women with histories of abuse and homelessness who were interviewed at shelters in the state of Florida.

FINDINGS from nested linear regressions demonstrate that relocation affects formal help-seeking while recentness to an area affects informal help-seeking. Access to personal resources also predicts women's use of both informal and formal resources. Implications for intimate partner violence help-seeking are discussed.

Language: en