Citation

Tonsing KN, Tonsing JC. Violence Against Women 2019; ePub(ePub): 1077801218821443.

Affiliation

Appalachian State University, Boone, NC, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1077801218821443

PMID

30618347

Abstract

Data are reported from a survey of 49 South Asian women who self-identified as having experienced domestic violence from an intimate partner within the past 12 months. Logistic regression analysis reveals that perceived social support and having children emerged as the strongest predictors for seeking help. This study also demonstrates that women's approach to help-seeking is shaped and embedded by a combination of individual and structural factors. The findings of this study may be used to help enhance efforts to promote and provide resources and support for victims of domestic violence from an intimate partner.

Language: en

Keywords

Hong Kong; South Asians; domestic violence; help-seeking; intimate partner violence