Adjustment and Needs of African-American Women Who Utilized a Domestic Violence Shelter

1994 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 275-286 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cris M. Sullivan ◽  
Maureen H. Rumptz
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
African American ◽  
African American Women ◽  
Battered Women ◽  
Poverty Line ◽  
Community Response ◽  
Short Term ◽  
American Women ◽  
Domestic Violence Shelter ◽  
Advocacy Program

To better understand what environmental and contextual factors influence resource acquisition and subsequent adjustment for African-American women who have been battered, this article explores the experiences of 60 women from the 6 months prior to entering a shelter through a 10-week postshelter advocacy program. Results indicate that African-American battered women who use domestic violence shelters face an array of obstacles: Most had been severely abused, were likely to be living below the poverty line, were unemployed, and were in need of numerous resources. However, in spite of numerous obstacles and continued violence, African-American women overall felt confident in themselves and satisfied with their lives 10 weeks after shelter. Results also indicate that short-term advocacy services were beneficial to African-American women exiting a domestic violence shelter. Implications of these findings as they relate to formal community response and further research are discussed.

scholarly journals African American Women and Domestic Violence: Addressing their Voice of Silence

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bernice Kennedy ◽  
Chalice Rhodes (Former Jenkins)
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Domestic Violence ◽  
African American ◽  
Black Women ◽  
African American Women ◽  
White Women ◽  
The United States ◽  
Slave Owner ◽  
American Women ◽  
Strong Black Women

Abstract Historically, during slavery, the international slave trade promoted normalization of violence against African American women. During slavery, African American women endured inhuman conditions because of the majority race views of them as being over-sexualized, physically strong, and immoral. This perception of the African American women as being highly sexual and more sexual than white women results in slave owner justifying their sexual violation and degrading of the African American women. The stereotypical representations of African American women as strong, controlling, dangerous, fearless, and invulnerable may interfere with the African American women receiving the needed services for domestic violence in the community. The Strong Black Women Archetype has been dated back to slavery describing their coping mechanism in dealing with oppression by developing a strong, less traditionally female role. The authors developed a model: The Multidimensional Perspectives of Factors Contributing to Domestic Violence of African American Women in the United States. This model depicts historically, the factors contributing to domestic violence of African American women in the United States. Also, this model addressed the African American women subscribing to the Strong Black Women Archetype to cope with domestic violence. Despite the increase in domestic violence in African American women, they focused more on the issue of racism instead of sexism in America. African American women have experienced the two obstacles of racism and sexism in America. However, African American women and men believe racism is more critical than sexism. Therefore, domestic violence in the African American population may remain silent because of cultural loyalty. However, the voice of silence of African American females is gradually changing with the upcoming generations.

Interpersonal predictors of short-term treatment outcomes among African-American women in MMT

2017 ◽  
Vol 171 ◽  
pp. e121-e122 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jamey J. Lister ◽  
Stephanie Yan Xuan ◽  
Mark Greenwald ◽  
David M. Ledgerwood
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
African American Women ◽  
Treatment Outcomes ◽  
Term Treatment ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Short Term Treatment ◽  
American Women

Domestic Violence Survivorship Among a Sample of Older African American Women: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis

2021 ◽  
pp. 088626052110665
Author(s):  
Jacqueline Burse ◽  
Rachel Voth-Schrag ◽  
Noelle L. Fields ◽  
Debra Woody
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
African American ◽  
African American Women ◽  
Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis ◽  
White Women ◽  
Phenomenological Analysis ◽  
American Women ◽  
Analysis Process ◽  
The Us ◽  
Unemployment And Health

African American women experience domestic violence at a rate that is 35% higher than the domestic violence rate of White women. Moreover, African American women encompass 8% of the US population but account for 22% of domestic violence–related homicide victims. African American women are at greater risk for facing economic difficulties, homelessness, unemployment, and health and educational disparities due to domestic violence. However, little attention has been given to the lived experiences of older women who are domestic violence survivors. Theories of phenomenology and hermeneutics provided the theoretical framework for this study. An interpretative phenomenological analysis framework guided the research design and data analysis process. Overall, the findings pointed toward the need for generating more culturally sensitive and culturally tailored programs and services to address domestic violence in the African American community. Additionally, services are needed that include faith-based education, training, and prevention programs to enable churches and social workers to address the unique cultural needs of African American women who have endured domestic violence.

Prosecution of Batterers: Views of African American Battered Women

2002 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-34 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arlene N. Weisz
Keyword(s):  
Logistic Regression ◽  
African American ◽  
African American Women ◽  
Battered Women ◽  
Bivariate Analysis ◽  
American Women ◽  
Independent Variables ◽  
History Of ◽  
First Time

Findings from 207 interviews of urban, African American women indicated that 65% of the women said they favored prosecution of their abusers. A logistic regression showed that the following independent variables were related to significantly decreased odds of opposing prosecution: prosecution being initiated, being separated from partner, and abuser’s use of alcohol and/or drugs during violent incidents in the last 6 months. Bivariate analysis showed that a long history of severe abuse by the partner was associated with favoring prosecution. The most common reasons that women gave for favoring prosecution were that abuse is illegal and not acceptable and that abusers should not violate or touch women. The most common reasons for opposing prosecution were that women believed the incident was not serious or was the first time he was violent. The study can be used to expand discussion about prosecution of batterers.

Am I My Sister’s Keeper? Linking Domestic Violence Attitudes to Black Racial Identity

2016 ◽  
Vol 43 (3) ◽  
pp. 230-258 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sha’Kema M. Blackmon ◽  
Archandria Owens ◽  
Meaghan Leigh Geiss ◽  
Vanessa Laskowsky ◽  
Stephanie Donahue ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
African American ◽  
Racial Identity ◽  
African American Women ◽  
Gender Role Attitudes ◽  
American Women ◽  
Black Racial Identity ◽  
Identity Attitudes ◽  
Willingness To Help ◽  
Violence Attitudes

This exploratory online investigation sought to examine the links between African American college women’s gender role attitudes, Black racial identity attitudes, and domestic violence attitudes toward African American women in heterosexual marital relationships where domestic violence occurs ( N = 192). Less sophisticated Black racial identity attitudes (i.e., pre-encounter and immersion-emersion) predicted greater self-reports of justifying domestic violence toward African American women and believing that African American women benefit from abuse. Pre-encounter and immersion-emersion attitudes also predicted less willingness to help victims. An Afrocentric worldview (i.e., internalization Afrocentricity) was positively predictive of believing that African American women benefit from domestic violence as well as greater willingness to help victims. Appreciating one’s African American identity and other racial and ethnic groups (i.e., internalization multiculturalist inclusive) predicted less justification, fewer reports that African American women benefit from abuse, and a greater willingness to help victims. Post hoc mediation analyses revealed that gender role attitudes and an investment in protecting African American male domestic violence perpetrators (i.e., Black male victimage and justification beliefs) mediated the link between internalization Afrocentricity attitudes and the belief that African American women benefit from abuse.

Examining Patterns of Vulnerability to Domestic Violence Among African American Women

2000 ◽  
Vol 6 (5) ◽  
pp. 495-514 ◽  
Author(s):  
GAIL E. WYATT ◽  
JULIE AXELROD ◽  
DOROTHY CHIN ◽  
JENNIFER VARGAS CARMONA ◽  
TAMRA BURNS LOEB
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
African American ◽  
African American Women ◽  
American Women

Factors Distinguishing Positive Deviance Among Low-Income African American Women: A Qualitative Study on Infant Feeding

2016 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
pp. 368-378 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cecilia E. Barbosa ◽  
Saba W. Masho ◽  
Kellie E. Carlyle ◽  
Maghboeba Mosavel
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
African American Women ◽  
Infant Feeding ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Formula Feeding ◽  
Short Term ◽  
American Women ◽  
Breastfeeding Intention ◽  
Breastfeeding In Public

Background: Positive deviant individuals practice beneficial behaviors in spite of having qualities characterizing them as high risk for unhealthy behaviors. Objective: This study aimed to identify and understand factors distinguishing low-income African American women who breastfeed the longest (positive deviants) from those who breastfeed for a shorter duration or do not breastfeed. Methods: Seven mini-focus groups on infant-feeding attitudes and experiences were conducted with 25 low-income African American women, grouped by infant-feeding practice. Positive deviants, who had breastfed for 4 months or more, were compared with formula-feeding participants who had only formula fed their babies and short-term breastfeeding participants who had breastfed for 3 months or less. Results: Positive deviant women had more schooling, higher income, breastfeeding intention, positive breastfeeding and unfavorable formula-feeding attitudes, higher self-efficacy, positive hospital and Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children experiences, more exclusive breastfeeding, and greater comfort breastfeeding in public. Short-term breastfeeding women varied in breastfeeding intention and self-efficacy, seemed to receive insufficient professional breastfeeding support, and supplemented breastfeeding with formula. Some showed ambivalence, concern with unhealthy behaviors, and discomfort with breastfeeding in public. Formula-feeding women intended to formula feed, feared breastfeeding, thought their behaviors were incompatible with breastfeeding, were comfortable with and found formula convenient, and received strong support to formula feed. Conclusion: Tapping into the strengths of positive deviants; tailoring interventions to levels of general and breastfeeding self-efficacy; increasing social, institutional, and community supports; and removing inappropriate formula promotion may offer promising strategies to increase breastfeeding among low-income African American women.

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