University of California Irvine, Irvine, CA, USA.
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA.
J Transcult Nurs. 2021 Jul;32(4):370-381. doi: 10.1177/1043659620941583. Epub 2020 Jul 15.
The purpose of this study was to explore how women of color affiliated with a large public university in the United States evaluated involving authorities in cases of intimate partner violence (IPV) and/or sexual assault (SA) and to discover if structural stressors such as racism or sexism influenced their thinking. Surveys on perceived ethnic discrimination, depression, trauma history, stress, social support, resilience, and sleep disturbance were completed by 87 self-identified women of color. All women also participated in one of several focus groups on IPV and SA. Roughly half of participants had experienced SA and about a third experienced IPV. Participants identifying as Latinx/Hispanic or Black/African American reported the greatest experiences of structural stressors and also felt there was not always a potential safety gain with reporting IPV and/or SA. The results of this study suggest universities must create more culturally competent environs of safety for women of color.
本研究旨在探讨美国一所大型公立大学的有色人种女性如何评估在亲密伴侣暴力（IPV）和/或性侵犯（SA）案件中涉及当局的情况，并发现种族主义或性别歧视等结构性压力因素是否影响了她们的思维。 87 名自我认同的有色人种女性完成了关于感知种族歧视、抑郁、创伤史、压力、社会支持、适应力和睡眠障碍的调查。所有女性还参加了关于 IPV 和 SA 的几个焦点小组之一。 大约一半的参与者经历过性侵犯，约三分之一的参与者经历过 IPV。自认为是拉丁裔/西班牙裔或黑人/非裔美国人的参与者报告说经历了最大的结构性压力源，并且他们也觉得报告 IPV 和/或 SA 并不总是有潜在的安全收益。 这项研究的结果表明，大学必须为有色人种女性创造更具文化能力的安全环境。
