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Sabina, Chiara; Cuevas, Carlos A.; Schally, Jennifer L. – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2012
The current study aimed to examine formal and informal help-seeking responses to interpersonal victimization among a national sample of Latino women. In addition, an examination of help-seeking by victimization type was undertaken. Data came from the Sexual Assault Among Latinas (SALAS) study that obtained help-seeking rates among a victimized…
Descriptors: Sexual Abuse, Females, Victims of Crime, Self Esteem
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Beeble, Marisa L.; Bybee, Deborah; Sullivan, Cris M.; Adams, Adrienne E. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2009
Intimate partner violence is a serious and pervasive social problem with deleterious consequences for survivors' well-being. The current study involved interviewing 160 survivors 6 times over 2 years to examine the role of social support in explaining or buffering these negative psychological consequences. The authors examined both between- and…
Descriptors: Social Problems, Social Support Groups, Females, Quality of Life