@article{ref1,
title="Reporting intimate partner violence and sexual assault: a mixed methods study of concerns and considerations among college women of color",
journal="Journal of transcultural nursing",
year="2020",
author="Burton, Candace W. and Guidry, Jeanine D.",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="INTRODUCTION: The purpose of this study was to explore how women of color affiliated with a large public university in the United States evaluated involving authorities in cases of intimate partner violence (IPV) and/or sexual assault (SA) and to discover if structural stressors such as racism or sexism influenced their thinking. <br><br>METHODology: Surveys on perceived ethnic discrimination, depression, trauma history, stress, social support, resilience, and sleep disturbance were completed by 87 self-identified women of color. All women also participated in one of several focus groups on IPV and SA. <br><br>RESULTS: Roughly half of participants had experienced SA and about a third experienced IPV. Participants identifying as Latinx/Hispanic or Black/African American reported the greatest experiences of structural stressors and also felt there was not always a potential safety gain with reporting IPV and/or SA. <br><br>DISCUSSION: The results of this study suggest universities must create more culturally competent environs of safety for women of color.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1043-6596",
doi="10.1177/1043659620941583",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1043659620941583"
}