TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2000//
TI  - Partner violence, social support, and distress among inner-city African American women
JO  - American journal of community psychology
A1  - Thompson, M. P.
A1  - Kaslow, Nadine J.
A1  - Kingree, Jeffrey B.
A1  - Rashid, A.
A1  - Puett, R.
A1  - Jacobs, David
A1  - Matthews, A.
SP  - 127
EP  - 143
VL  - 28
IS  - 1
N2  - This study examined the role of social support in the partner violence-psychological distress relation in a sample of African American women seeking medical care at a large, urban hospital (n = 138). Results from bivariate correlational analyses revealed that partner violence was related to lower perceived social support and greater psychological distress, and lower social support was related to more distress. Furthermore, findings based on path analysis indicated that low levels of social support helped account for battered women's increased distress. Findings point to the need for service providers to screen for partner violence in nontraditional sites, such as hospital emergency rooms, and to address the role of social support resources in preventive interventions with African American battered women.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0091-0562
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -