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01-01-2007 | Original Article

Differences in Effects of Domestic Violence Between Latina and Non-Latina Women

Authors: Meredyth Goldberg Edelson, Audrey Hokoda, Luciana Ramos-Lira

Published in: Journal of Family Violence | Issue 1/2007

Abstract

There has been much research on the effects of domestic violence on women; however, little research has focused on possible differences in reactions to domestic violence between Latina and non-Latina women. Comparable samples of Latina and non-Latina women were obtained and analyses revealed that there were no significant differences between the two samples with regard to the nature and severity of the domestic violence to which they were exposed. However, results indicated that Latina women who had been victims of domestic violence had significantly greater trauma-related symptoms, depression, lower social and personal self-esteem, and were less likely to make global attributions for positive events than were non-Latina women. They also reported more parenting stress due to their child's behaviors than did non-Latina women. The implications of these results in light of cultural differences between Latina and non-Latina women are discussed.

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Title: Differences in Effects of Domestic Violence Between Latina and Non-Latina Women
Authors: Meredyth Goldberg Edelson
Audrey Hokoda
Luciana Ramos-Lira
Publication date: 01-01-2007
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Journal of Family Violence / Issue 1/2007
Print ISSN: 0885-7482
Electronic ISSN: 1573-2851
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10896-006-9051-1

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