Women's Formal Help-Seeking Before and After Their Abusive Partner Initiates Relationship Violence Treatment

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dc.contributor.authorMurphy, Christopher
dc.contributor.authorNnawulezi, Nkiru
dc.contributor.authorTing, Laura
dc.date.accessioned2025-04-01T14:55:40Z
dc.date.available2025-04-01T14:55:40Z
dc.date.issued2023-02-01
dc.description.abstractIntimate partner violence survivors (N=122) reported on formal help-seeking before and after their male partners enrolled in a Relationship Violence Intervention Program (RVIP). At baseline, only 20% of survivors had ever received domestic abuse (DA) counseling. DA counseling was more common among survivors with more extensive partner abuse exposures, and for black women residing in suburban versus urban communities. New help-seeking was associated with survivor perceptions of the abusive partner's stage of change. RVIP impact may be enhanced through culturally sensitive survivor outreach that is responsive to a broad range of needs and includes repeated contact over time.
dc.description.sponsorshipThe author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: This work was supported by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, (grant number 1R01AA013716).
dc.description.urihttps://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/10778012221088309
dc.format.extent41 pages
dc.genrejournal articles
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dc.identifierdoi:10.13016/m2riug-x8hz
dc.identifier.citationMurphy, Christopher M., Nkiru Nnawulezi, and Laura Ting. "Women's Formal Help-Seeking Before and After Their Abusive Partner Initiates Relationship Violence Treatment." Violence Against Women 29, no. 2 (February 1, 2023): 229-52. https://doi.org/10.1177/10778012221088309.
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1177/10778012221088309
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11603/37918
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherSage
dc.relation.isAvailableAtThe University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC)
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dc.relation.ispartofUMBC Psychology Department
dc.relation.ispartofUMBC Student Collection
dc.relation.ispartofUMBC School of Social Work
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dc.titleWomen's Formal Help-Seeking Before and After Their Abusive Partner Initiates Relationship Violence Treatment
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