Variations in Women’s Help Seeking in Response to Intimate Partner Violence: Findings From a Canadian Population-Based Study
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This study examined the role of sociodemographic factors and v iolence characteristics in influencing women’s use of informal and formal supports in response to intimate partner v iolence (IPV) in a national surv ey of Canadian households. A subset of female respondents in the 1999 Canadian General Social Surv ey who experienced at least one incident of physical or sexual IPV by a male current or former intimate partner was used for this analysis. Findings suggest that although there are significant sociodemographic v ariations in women’s help seeking, the largest independent predictor of women’s use of supports is fear that one’s life is in danger.
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Studies of help-seeking have mostly been conducted in North America, many limited to cross-sectional data from retrospective surveys, often using a priori response categories and no follow-up of respondents.
“Studies of help-seeking have mostly been conducted in North America, many limited to cross-sectional data from retrospective surveys, often using a priori response categories and no follow-up of respondents.5,23”
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Older individuals may be more likely to seek outlets to express their experiences or seek help for their victimization.
“Older individuals may be more likely to seek outlets to express their experiences or seek help for their victimization (Barrett & Pierre, 2011).”
From Male Victims’ Experiences With and Perceptions of the Criminal Justice Response to Intimate Partner Abuse (2022) · cites this paper as Barrett & Pierre, 2011
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- Authors
- Barrett, B. J., & Pierre, M. S.
- Affiliations
- University of Windsor (CA)
- Corresponding author
- Barrett, Betty Jo
- ORCID
- Barrett, Betty Jo
- Venue
- Violence Against Women
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2011-01
- Volume
- 17
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 47-70
- ISSN
- 1077-8012 (ISSN-L)
- 1552-8448
- OpenAlex
- W2171270064
- Cited by
- 243
- References
- 36
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 12.22
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Violence Against Women (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- University of Windsor
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Health › Intimate Partner and Family Violence
- Social Sciences › Demography › Elder Abuse and Neglect
- Social Sciences › Gender Studies › Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies
- Keywords
- intimate partner violence, help-seeking, women, sociodemographic factors, informal support, formal support services, fear of danger, physical violence, sexual violence, domestic violence
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Canada, Fear, Female, Health Services, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Patient Acceptance of Health Care, Rape, Sexual Partners, Social Support, Socioeconomic Factors, Spouse Abuse, Battered Women, Young Adult
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