1. Ethnic differences in battered women's formal help-seeking strategies: a focus on health, mental health, and spirituality.
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El-Khoury MY, Dutton MA, Goodman LA, Engel L, Belamaric RJ, and Murphy M
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- Adult, Black or African American ethnology, Black or African American psychology, Analysis of Variance, Female, Health Status, Humans, Mid-Atlantic Region, White People ethnology, White People psychology, Adaptation, Psychological, Battered Women psychology, Mental Health Services, Patient Acceptance of Health Care, Spirituality
- Abstract
The primary goal of this study was to identify ethnic differences in battered women's use of health, mental health, and spiritual coping strategies, as well as differences in the perceived helpfulness of each strategy. The authors recruited a sample of 376 African American and Caucasian victims of interpersonal violence from various sites. In comparison with Caucasian women in the sample, African American women were significantly more likely to report using prayer as a coping strategy and significantly less likely to seek help from mental health counselors. The 2 groups did not significantly differ in terms of the extent to which they sought help from clergy or medical professionals. African American women found prayer to be more helpful than did Caucasian women., (2004 APA)
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- 2004
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