Abboud Sarah, Zubi Mona, Shalabi Itedal, Taha Nareman, Velonis Alisa, Patil Crystal
College of Nursing, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
J Adv Nurs. 2023 Apr;79(4):1589-1602. doi: 10.1111/jan.15390. Epub 2022 Jul 27.
Intimate partner violence (IPV) rates in the Arab American community are high, and there are gaps in the understanding of young adults' perspectives on IPV and its prevention. The aims of this study are to describe Arab American young adults' perspectives on the design of IPV prevention programmes and to document and explore their understanding and experiences with IPV.
This exploratory study was part of a larger community-based participatory mixed-method study (QUAL-quan) amongst Arabs in Chicago and focused on young adult participants (18-25 years).
Participants (n = 44) completed an IPV survey about IPV perpetration and victimization, dating violence norms, conflict management skills, gender stereotyping, and belief in the need for help. From four focus groups (22 participants), we explored Arab American young adults' perspectives on IPV prevention programme development.
Participants supported the adaptation and development of a youth-centred IPV prevention intervention that is community-based, culturally informed, and inclusive of multiple Arab community stakeholders. The survey results indicated multiple experiences with psychological and physical dating violence victimization (76.3% and 47.2%) and perpetration (62.2% and 27%).
Arab American young adults in Chicago are exposed to high rates of IPV. Community-based participatory approaches are needed to develop IPV prevention interventions that centre community needs.
Intimate partner violence is a significant public health problem; nearly 1 in 4 women have experienced IPV at some point in their life, and about 70% of those experiencing IPV, experience their first victimization before the age of 25. Arab American young adults experience high rates of IPV victimization and perpetration, requiring urgent attention. Participants proposed various community-based strategies to develop IPV prevention programmes that include multiple community stakeholders. Community-based organizations and researchers, schools and religious institutions could establish collaborations to ensure the adaptation and development of community-informed IPV prevention programmes.
阿拉伯裔美国社区的亲密伴侣暴力（IPV）发生率很高，在理解年轻人对IPV及其预防的看法方面存在差距。本研究的目的是描述阿拉伯裔美国年轻人对IPV预防项目设计的看法，并记录和探索他们对IPV的理解和经历。
这项探索性研究是芝加哥阿拉伯人一项更大的基于社区的参与性混合方法研究（QUAL - quan）的一部分，重点关注年轻成年参与者（18 - 25岁）。
参与者（n = 44）完成了一项关于IPV实施和受害情况、约会暴力规范、冲突管理技能、性别刻板印象以及对求助必要性的信念的IPV调查。从四个焦点小组（22名参与者）中，我们探索了阿拉伯裔美国年轻人对IPV预防项目开发的看法。
参与者支持以青年为中心、基于社区、具有文化内涵且包容多个阿拉伯社区利益相关者的IPV预防干预措施的调整和开发。调查结果表明，参与者有多次遭受心理和身体约会暴力受害（76.3%和47.2%）以及实施（62.2%和27%）的经历。
芝加哥的阿拉伯裔美国年轻人遭受IPV的比率很高。需要采用基于社区的参与性方法来开发以社区需求为中心的IPV预防干预措施。
亲密伴侣暴力是一个重大的公共卫生问题；近四分之一的女性在其生命中的某个时刻经历过IPV，并且经历IPV的人中约70%在25岁之前首次受害。阿拉伯裔美国年轻人遭受IPV受害和实施的比率很高，需要紧急关注。参与者提出了各种基于社区的策略来开发IPV预防项目，其中包括多个社区利益相关者。基于社区的组织和研究人员、学校和宗教机构可以建立合作关系，以确保开发出符合社区情况的IPV预防项目。
