Reporting Intimate Partner Violence and Sexual Assault:

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" Reporting Intimate Partner Violence and Sexual Assault: "
Burton, Candace W; Guidry, Jeanine D

Document Type	:	AL
Record Number	:	907197
Doc. No	:	LA0b78t56r
Title & Author	:	Reporting Intimate Partner Violence and Sexual Assault:. A Mixed Methods Study of Concerns and Considerations Among College Women of Color. [Article]\ Burton, Candace W; Guidry, Jeanine D
Date	:	2020
Title of Periodical	:	UC Irvine
Abstract	:	Introduction: The purpose of this study was to explore how women of color affiliated with a large public university in the United States evaluated involving authorities in cases of intimate partner violence (IPV) and/or sexual assault (SA) and to discover if structural stressors such as racism or sexism influenced their thinking. Methodology: Surveys on perceived ethnic discrimination, depression, trauma history, stress, social support, resilience, and sleep disturbance were completed by 87 self-identified women of color. All women also participated in one of several focus groups on IPV and SA. Results: Roughly half of participants had experienced SA and about a third experienced IPV. Participants identifying as Latinx/Hispanic or Black/African American reported the greatest experiences of structural stressors and also felt there was not always a potential safety gain with reporting IPV and/or SA. Discussion: The results of this study suggest universities must create more culturally competent environs of safety for women of color.