School of Nursing, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA.
Sinclair School of Nursing, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA.
J Adv Nurs. 2020 Oct;76(10):2559-2571. doi: 10.1111/jan.14458. Epub 2020 Jul 19.
To investigate the prevalence and risk factors of intimate partner violence among Chinese immigrant women residing in the USA.
A cross-sectional study using the online survey approach.
A total of 475 Chinese immigrant women were recruited online between April-June 2019. We measured past year intimate partner violence, sociodemographic, relationship-related and immigration-related factors, religion, social support, acculturation, adverse childhood experiences, and gender role beliefs.
Twenty-one percent of Chinese immigrant women experienced past year intimate partner violence. Younger age, cohabiting relationship, lower levels of relationship satisfaction and social support, older age at arrival, longer length of stay, religious belief, and adverse childhood experiences were associated with the occurrence of intimate partner violence.
Chinese immigrant women experience higher rates of intimate partner violence compared with other populations of women. Future research is still needed to elucidate abused Chinese immigrant women's violence experiences, help-seeking behaviours, availability of resources and needs for services to tailor prevention and intervention programs culturally.
The findings added to our understanding of intimate partner violence among this largest Asian immigrant group. Modifiable risk factors such as social support should be targeted in future preventions and interventions for abused Chinese immigrant women residing in the USA.
调查留居美国的中国移民女性中亲密伴侣暴力的流行情况和风险因素。
采用横断面研究设计，使用在线调查方法。
2019 年 4 月至 6 月期间，我们通过网络共招募了 475 名中国移民女性。我们测量了过去一年的亲密伴侣暴力、社会人口学、关系相关和移民相关因素、宗教、社会支持、文化适应、不良童年经历和性别角色信念。
21%的中国移民女性经历过过去一年的亲密伴侣暴力。较年轻的年龄、同居关系、较低的关系满意度和社会支持水平、较晚的到达年龄、较长的停留时间、宗教信仰和不良的童年经历与亲密伴侣暴力的发生有关。
与其他女性群体相比，中国移民女性经历亲密伴侣暴力的比率更高。未来仍需要研究来阐明受虐待的中国移民女性的暴力经历、寻求帮助的行为、资源的可用性以及服务需求，以有针对性地制定文化适应的预防和干预计划。
这些发现增加了我们对这一最大的亚洲移民群体中亲密伴侣暴力的理解。未来应该针对社会支持等可改变的风险因素，为留居美国的受虐待的中国移民女性制定预防和干预措施。
