Da Silva Nicole, Verdejo Toni R, Dillon Frank R, Ertl Melissa M, De La Rosa Mario
University at Albany, NY, USA.
Arizona State University, Phoenix, USA.
J Interpers Violence. 2021 Apr;36(7-8):3755-3777. doi: 10.1177/0886260518778263. Epub 2018 May 28.
is a Latino cultural value that describes both positive and negative aspects of traditional Latina femininity. Marianismo emphasizes culturally valued qualities such as interpersonal harmony, inner strength, self-sacrifice, and morality. Endorsement of marianismo is hypothesized to correlate with individual economic, educational, and personal variables. Marianismo also is theorized to potentially influence attitudes about, experiences of, and responses to intimate partner violence (IPV) among Latina women. The present study examined whether endorsement of marianismo beliefs mitigated or exacerbated psychological distress after experiences of IPV in a sample of 205 recently immigrated Latina women, aged 18 to 23 years. Latina women experiencing higher levels of IPV and endorsing greater marianismo beliefs were hypothesized to indicate greater psychological distress. Unexpectedly, women who endorsed more / marianismo beliefs indicated more psychological distress ( = .05), greater symptoms of psychological distress ( = .01), and greater average distress ( = .03) when they also reported less IPV than peers. Implications for understanding Latinas' responses to and reporting of IPV, as well as for culturally tailored counseling interventions for this underserved and understudied population, are discussed.
是一种拉丁裔文化价值观，描述了传统拉丁裔女性气质的积极和消极方面。圣母主义强调人际和谐、内在力量、自我牺牲和道德等具有文化价值的品质。假设对圣母主义的认同与个人经济、教育和个人变量相关。圣母主义理论上也可能影响拉丁裔女性对亲密伴侣暴力（IPV）的态度、经历和反应。本研究调查了在205名年龄在18至23岁的最近移民的拉丁裔女性样本中，对圣母主义信仰的认同是否会减轻或加剧遭受IPV后的心理困扰。假设经历更高水平IPV且认同更多圣母主义信仰的拉丁裔女性会表现出更大的心理困扰。出乎意料的是，当她们报告的IPV比同龄人少时，认同更多圣母主义信仰的女性表现出更多的心理困扰（p = 0.05）、更严重的心理困扰症状（p = 0.01）和更高的平均困扰程度（p = 0.03）。本文讨论了对于理解拉丁裔女性对IPV的反应和报告，以及为这个服务不足且研究较少的人群提供文化适应的咨询干预的意义。
