Ravi Kristen E, Robinson Sarah R, Schrag Rachel Voth
12329The University of Texas at Arlington, TX, USA.
143045University of Tennessee-Knoxville, TN, USA.
Trauma Violence Abuse. 2022 Dec;23(5):1420-1436. doi: 10.1177/1524838021995954. Epub 2021 Mar 9.
A survivor's decision to engage with formal services for experiences of intimate partner violence (IPV) is influenced by factors at the individual, interpersonal, and sociocultural levels. Understanding factors that facilitate survivors' choice to seek services could be beneficial to formal service providers including community agencies, health professionals, and the criminal justice system, providing guidance toward the development and implementation of accessible services for survivors of IPV. This systematic review of the literature aims to identify key factors that facilitate survivors' formal help-seeking. Ten electronic databases were searched for key terms related to help-seeking from formal services and facilitators of formal help-seeking. Articles were included in the review if the studies were conducted in the United States, focused on adults with experiences of IPV, and discussed facilitators of formal help-seeking. A total of 1,155 studies were initially identified, and after screening, 24 were included in the review. Seven factors were identified including provider knowledge, support, accessibility, desire to provide protection and to prevent future violence, and other factors such as knoweldge of and desire for services, policy factors, and personal factors. Findings demonstrate a need for more research on the facilitators of help-seeking among East Asian, South Asian, and Middle Eastern survivors living in the United States, as well as male-identified, trans, and gender nonconforming survivors. The review also indicates a need for culturally sensitive and accessible services that support survivors and the importance of raising awareness of the services and resources available for survivors.
亲密伴侣暴力（IPV）幸存者决定寻求正式服务，会受到个人、人际和社会文化层面因素的影响。了解促使幸存者选择寻求服务的因素，可能有益于包括社区机构、医疗专业人员和刑事司法系统在内的正式服务提供者，为开发和实施面向IPV幸存者的可及服务提供指导。这项文献系统综述旨在确定促使幸存者寻求正式帮助的关键因素。在十个电子数据库中搜索了与从正式服务中寻求帮助以及正式寻求帮助的促进因素相关的关键词。如果研究是在美国进行的，关注有IPV经历的成年人，并讨论了正式寻求帮助的促进因素，则将这些文章纳入综述。最初共识别出1155项研究，经过筛选，24项被纳入综述。确定了七个因素，包括提供者的知识、支持、可及性、提供保护和预防未来暴力的意愿，以及其他因素，如对服务的了解和需求、政策因素和个人因素。研究结果表明，需要对生活在美国的东亚、南亚和中东幸存者以及男性身份认同者、跨性别者和性别不一致幸存者寻求帮助的促进因素进行更多研究。综述还表明需要提供支持幸存者的具有文化敏感性和可及性的服务，以及提高对幸存者可用服务和资源的认识的重要性。
