Karen Powell Sears
Biographic Data
| ID | 6068844 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Karen Powell Sears |
| GIVEN NAMES | Karen Powell |
| FAMILY NAME | Sears |
| SIGNATURE | SEARS K P |
| AFFILIATIONS | Krim K. Lacey, Niki Matsuko, and James S. Jackson are with the Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Karen Powell Sears is with Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Denison University, Granville, OH. |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Help-Seeking Behaviors and Barriers Among Black Women Exposed to Severe Intimate Partner Violence
This article examined general help-seeking utilization and barriers among U.S. Black women reporting severe physical intimate partner violence (IPV). Data from the National Survey of American Life (NSAL), the largest and most detailed survey on Blacks residing in the United States, were analyzed. Among U.S. Black women reporting severe physical IPV, many sought the help of a psychiatrist (13.8%) or other mental health professionals (14.0%). Multi…
Severe Physical Violence and Black Women’s Health and Well-Being
Objectives. We evaluated the association between intimate partner violence and the mental and physical health status of US Caribbean Black and African American women. Methods. We used 2001 to 2003 cross-sectional data from the National Survey of American Life—the most detailed study to date of physical and mental health disorders of Americans of African descent. We assessed participants’ health conditions by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual …
Help-Seeking Behaviors and Barriers Among Black Women Exposed to Severe Intimate Partner Violence
This article examined general help-seeking utilization and barriers among U.S. Black women reporting severe physical intimate partner violence (IPV). Data from the National Survey of American Life (NSAL), the largest and most detailed survey on Blacks residing in the United States, were analyzed. Among U.S. Black women reporting severe physical IPV, many sought the help of a psychiatrist (13.8%) or other mental health professionals (14.0%). Multi…
Severe Physical Violence and Black Women’s Health and Well-Being
Objectives. We evaluated the association between intimate partner violence and the mental and physical health status of US Caribbean Black and African American women. Methods. We used 2001 to 2003 cross-sectional data from the National Survey of American Life—the most detailed study to date of physical and mental health disorders of Americans of African descent. We assessed participants’ health conditions by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual …
Severe Physical Violence and Black Women’s Health and Well-Being
Objectives. We evaluated the association between intimate partner violence and the mental and physical health status of US Caribbean Black and African American women. Methods. We used 2001 to 2003 cross-sectional data from the National Survey of American Life—the most detailed study to date of physical and mental health disorders of Americans of African descent. We assessed participants’ health conditions by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual …
Help-Seeking Behaviors and Barriers Among Black Women Exposed to Severe Intimate Partner Violence
This article examined general help-seeking utilization and barriers among U.S. Black women reporting severe physical intimate partner violence (IPV). Data from the National Survey of American Life (NSAL), the largest and most detailed survey on Blacks residing in the United States, were analyzed. Among U.S. Black women reporting severe physical IPV, many sought the help of a psychiatrist (13.8%) or other mental health professionals (14.0%). Multi…
Attachment and Relationship Dynamics (2 works) · Environmental health (2 works) · Human Factors and Ergonomics (2 works) · Injury prevention (2 works) · Intimate Partner and Family Violence (2 works) · Medicine (2 works) · Occupational safety and health (2 works) · Poison control (2 works) · Suicide prevention (2 works) · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (1 work)