@article{ref1,
title="Violence against Latinas: the effects of undocumented status on rates of victimization and help-seeking",
journal="Journal of interpersonal violence",
year="2016",
author="Zadnik, Elizabeth and Sabina, Chiara and Cuevas, Carlos A.",
volume="31",
number="6",
pages="1141-1153",
abstract="This study investigated whether legal status was related to interpersonal victimization and help-seeking by comparing Latina immigrants with permanent legal status with Latina immigrants who are undocumented on rates of reported interpersonal victimization, types of perpetrators, and rates of help-seeking. Data come from the Sexual Assault Among Latinas (SALAS) study, which interviewed 1,377 immigrant Latinas about their lifetime histories of sexual assault, physical assault, stalking, and threats along with help-seeking efforts. <br><br>RESULTS did not reveal significant differences between legal status and reported victimization rates or types of perpetrators. However, undocumented Latinas (n = 91) were less likely to seek formal help than those with permanent status. <br><br>RESULTS of this study indicate that undocumented status does not independently put women at risk of victimization, but that responses to violence are related to legal status.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0886-2605",
doi="10.1177/0886260514564062",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0886260514564062"
}