Bhandari Shreya, Sabri Bushra
Wright State University, USA.
Johns Hopkins University, USA.
Int Soc Work. 2020 Jan 1;63(1):55-68. doi: 10.1177/0020872818767250. Epub 2018 Apr 10.
This qualitative study was conducted with a convenience sample of 20 South Asian women experiencing domestic violence in the United States. The results explore the patterns of abuse and factors and circumstances (i.e. turning points) that motivated South Asian women to change in the context of the stage that they were in as per the Landenburger's model (binding, enduring, disengaging, and recovery). The four themes that emerged from the interviews and analysis are (1) 'Timing and Frequency of abuse', (2) 'Methods of control - financial, isolation and suspicion', (3) 'Cycle of Abuse', and (4)' Turning Points - motivation to change'. Implications for practice and policy-level changes for abused South Asian women in the United States are discussed.
本定性研究以20名在美国遭受家庭暴力的南亚女性为便利样本展开。研究结果探讨了虐待模式以及促使南亚女性根据兰登伯格模型（束缚、忍耐、脱离和恢复）所处阶段发生改变的因素和情形（即转折点）。访谈和分析得出的四个主题分别为：（1）“虐待的时机和频率”，（2）“控制手段——经济、孤立和猜疑”，（3）“虐待循环”，以及（4）“转折点——改变的动机”。文中还讨论了对美国受虐南亚女性的实践和政策层面变革的启示。
