Graduate School of Social Welfare, Yonsei University, 262 Seongsanno, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, Republic of South Korea.
J Interpers Violence. 2011 Oct;26(15):2991-3012. doi: 10.1177/0886260510390946. Epub 2010 Dec 13.
In total, 123 battered Korean women who used domestic violence agencies were asked where they had turned for assistance in response to intimate partner violence. This study examined the factors related to use of formal and informal resources by these women. Formal resources included police, medical, legal, and shelter; informal were family or neighbors. Findings revealed that (a) the women studied used a variety of resources and that (b) income, violence-related injuries, and partner child abuse were related to whether they contacted police. Injury and partner child abuse were related to contacting a medical doctor/medical facility. Income, relationship status, and partner child abuse were related to approaching family or neighbors. The key finding was that partner child abuse increased the likelihood of battered Korean women seeking help from formal service resources and informal networks. This suggests the need for integrative services that link women's and children's protective services in order to meet the needs of both victims and children.
共有 123 名遭受家庭暴力的韩国女性接受了调查，询问她们在遭受亲密伴侣暴力时向哪些机构寻求帮助。本研究考察了这些女性使用正式和非正式资源的相关因素。正式资源包括警察、医疗、法律和庇护所；非正式资源包括家人或邻居。研究结果表明：（a）研究中的女性使用了多种资源；（b）收入、与暴力相关的伤害以及伴侣虐待儿童与她们是否联系警察有关。伤害和伴侣虐待儿童与联系医生/医疗机构有关。收入、关系状况和伴侣虐待儿童与寻求家人或邻居有关。主要发现是，伴侣虐待儿童增加了韩国受虐女性寻求正式服务资源和非正式网络帮助的可能性。这表明需要整合服务，将妇女和儿童保护服务联系起来，以满足受害者和儿童的需求。
