Sabina Chiara, Tindale R Scott
University of New Hampshire, USA.
Violence Against Women. 2008 Apr;14(4):437-56. doi: 10.1177/1077801208314831.
The current study examines the predictors of three types of problem-focused coping strategies (i.e., amount of help seeking, pursuing an order of protection, and staying away from the abuser) among battered women. Predictor variables are categorized as abuse characteristics and three types of coping resources (i.e., personal, material, and social coping resources). Data from the Chicago Women's Health Risk Study (N=478) are used. Results show that enactment of problem-focused coping strategies is associated with amount of abuse, severity, harassment, and power and control tactics. Coping resources such as general health, employment, and social support influence enactment of coping strategies.
当前研究考察了受虐妇女三种以问题为中心的应对策略（即寻求帮助的程度、申请保护令以及远离施虐者）的预测因素。预测变量分为虐待特征和三种应对资源类型（即个人、物质和社会应对资源）。使用了来自芝加哥妇女健康风险研究（N = 478）的数据。结果表明，以问题为中心的应对策略的实施与虐待程度、严重性、骚扰以及权力和控制策略相关。一般健康状况、就业和社会支持等应对资源会影响应对策略的实施。
