Division of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Health, Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota Twin Cities.
Institute for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Department of Preventive Medicine, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California.
Cultur Divers Ethnic Minor Psychol. 2017 Oct;23(4):576-582. doi: 10.1037/cdp0000154. Epub 2017 Mar 23.
Despite the prevalence of interpersonal violence (IPV), scientific understanding of the risk and protective factors for unidirectional and bidirectional IPV, and especially the role of sociocultural variables in these behaviors, is limited. This study investigates the association between ethnic-identity search, ethnic-identity affirmation, perceived discrimination, and unidirectional (victimization only, perpetration only) and bidirectional (reciprocal violence) IPV behaviors among foreign-born and U.S.-born Hispanic young adults.
Data are from Project RED (Reteniendo y Entendiendo Diversidad para Salud), a study investigating the effect of psychosocial and sociocultural factors on health behavior among a community sample of Hispanic young adults in Southern California (n = 1,267).
Approximately 40% of the sample reported unidirectional or bidirectional IPV, with significant gender differences across the three categories. Compared with men, women had approximately 70% lower odds of victimization (OR = 0.31, 95% CI = 0.15-0.71), over twice the odds of perpetration (OR = 2.53, 95% CI = 1.98-3.62), and 35% higher odds (OR = 1.35, 95% CI = 1.04-1.81) of bidirectional IPV. Higher ethnic-identity affirmation was protective for victimization (OR = 0.86, 95% CI = 0.81-0.99) and bidirectional IPV (OR = 0.72, 95% CI = 0.62-0.89), whereas higher perceived discrimination scores increased the odds for bidirectional IPV (OR = 1.37 95% CI = 1.26-1.56) and was particularly detrimental for foreign-born participants.
Intervention strategies should consider gender-specific risk profiles, cultural contexts, and the influence of sociocultural stressors. Addressing the harmful effects of perceived discrimination and leveraging the protective effects of ethnic-identity affirmation may be promising IPV-prevention strategies for Hispanic young adults. Future research directions and implications are discussed. (PsycINFO Database Record
尽管人际暴力（IPV）普遍存在，但对于单向和双向 IPV 的风险和保护因素，特别是社会文化变量在这些行为中的作用，科学认识仍然有限。本研究调查了国外出生和美国出生的西班牙裔年轻成年人的种族认同探索、种族认同肯定、感知歧视与单向（仅受害、仅施暴）和双向（互惠暴力）IPV 行为之间的关系。
数据来自 RED 项目（Reteniendo y Entendiendo Diversidad para Salud），这是一项研究，调查了社会心理和社会文化因素对南加州社区西班牙裔年轻成年人健康行为的影响（n = 1,267）。
大约 40%的样本报告了单向或双向 IPV，在这三个类别中存在显著的性别差异。与男性相比，女性受害的可能性降低了约 70%（OR = 0.31，95% CI = 0.15-0.71），施暴的可能性增加了两倍多（OR = 2.53，95% CI = 1.98-3.62），双向 IPV 的可能性增加了 35%（OR = 1.35，95% CI = 1.04-1.81）。更高的种族认同肯定对受害（OR = 0.86，95% CI = 0.81-0.99）和双向 IPV（OR = 0.72，95% CI = 0.62-0.89）具有保护作用，而更高的感知歧视分数增加了双向 IPV 的可能性（OR = 1.37，95% CI = 1.26-1.56），对外国出生的参与者尤其不利。
干预策略应考虑特定于性别的风险概况、文化背景和社会文化压力源的影响。解决感知歧视的有害影响和利用种族认同肯定的保护作用，可能是西班牙裔年轻成年人预防 IPV 的有前途的策略。讨论了未来的研究方向和意义。
