Partner Violence, Social Support, and Distress Among Inner-City African American Women

Authors: Thompson M.P.¹; Kaslow N.J.¹; Kingree J.B.²; Rashid A.³; Puett R.⁴; Jacobs D.⁵; Matthews A.⁵

Source: American Journal of Community Psychology, Volume 28, Number 1, February 2000 , pp. 127-143(17)

Publisher: Springer

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Abstract:

This study examined the role of social support in the partner violence–psychological distress relation in a sample of African American women seeking medical care at a large, urban hospital (n = 138). Results from bivariate correlational analyses revealed that partner violence was related to lower perceived social support and greater psychological distress, and lower social support was related to more distress. Furthermore, findings based on path analysis indicated that low levels of social support helped account for battered women's increased distress. Findings point to the need for service providers to screen for partner violence in nontraditional sites, such as hospital emergency rooms, and to address the role of social support resources in preventive interventions with African American battered women.

Keywords: partner violence; social support; psychological distress; African American women

Language: English

Document Type: Regular paper

Affiliations: 1: Emory University School of Medicine 2: Emory University Rollins School of Public Health 3: Grady Health System 4: Rollins School of Public Health 5: Georgia State University

Publication date: 2000-02-01