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Formal help‐seeking in intimate partner violence among Spanish‐born and immigrant women in Spain

A focus group study

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ID11044035
AuthorsAndrea Cuesta‐García (0000-0002-0232-0652, Department of Personality, Assessment and Clinical Psychology Faculty of Psychology, Complutense University of Madrid Madrid Spain), Begoña Haro (0000-0001-6688-0010, Faculty of Psychology Villanueva University Madrid Spain), Violeta Fernández‐Lansac (0000-0002-5157-7083, Equality and Diversity Department Coslada City Council Madrid Spain), M Crespo (0000-0001-8762-7874, Department of Personality, Assessment and Clinical Psychology Faculty of Psychology, Complutense University of Madrid Madrid Spain, corresponding author)
Year2024
Volume52
Issue8
Pages1193-1218
Publication date2024-11-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Community Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0090-4392 • E-ISSN: 1520-6629
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/jcop.23145
PMID39148301
OpenAlexW4401649892
LanguageEN
References cited33

Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a public health problem. In Spain, although the prevalence of IPV is greater in immigrant women than in Spanish‐born women, immigrant women seem to access services to a lesser extent. This study aimed to explore and compare perceptions of barriers to and strategies for seeking formal help among Spanish‐born and immigrant women IPV survivors. A qualitative study was conducted based on three focus groups with women of Spanish ( n = 9), Romanian ( n = 4), and Latin American ( n = 4) origin. The thematic analysis was supported by Atlas.ti. Three categories and 12 subcategories were identified: general characteristics of help‐seeking behavior (e.g., children as the main motivating factor), barriers (e.g., immigrant status, fear of the perpetrator), and strategies for accessing services (e.g., increasing education). Differences in help‐seeking behavior were found between groups. Relevant information for professionals to improve women's access to IPV support services is provided

Domestic violence · Environmental health · Focus group · Immigration · Latin Americans · Poison control · Political science · Qualitative research · Sociology · Suicide prevention · Thematic analysis · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · Intimate Partner and Family Violence · Medicine · Psychology · Sex work and related issues

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