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22 J. Fam. Violence 1 (2007)

handle is hein.journals/jfamv22 and id is 1 raw text is: J Fain Viol (2007) 22:1-10 DOI 10.1007/s 10896-006-9051-1 ORIGINAL A I RI( LI Differences in Effects of Domestic Violence Between Latina and Non-Latina Women Meredyth Goldberg Edelson - Audrey Hokoda- Luciana Ramos-Lira Published online: 9 January 2007 @ Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2007 Abstract There has been much research on the effects of domestic violence on women; however, little research has focused on possible differences in reactions to domestic vi- olence between Latina and non-Latina women. Comparable samples of Latina and non-Latina women were obtained and analyses revealed that there were no significant differ- ences between the two samples with regard to the nature and severity of the domestic violence to which they were ex- posed. However, results indicated that Latina women who had been victims of domestic violence had significantly greater trauma-related symptoms, depression, lower social and personal self-esteem, and were less likely to make global attributions for positive events than were non-Latina women. They also reported more parenting stress due to their child's behaviors than did non-Latina women. The implications of these results in light of cultural differences between Latina and non-Latina women are discussed. Keywords Domestic violence - Latina - Cultural differences - Effects Domestic violence is a widespread problem globally. In the U.S., between 20% to 60% of women report having lived M. G. Edelson (E) Department of Psychology, Willamette University, 900 State Street, Salem, OR 97301 e-mail: medelson@willamette.edu A. Hokoda Department of Child and Family Development, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA L. Ramos-Lira Instituto Nacional de Psiquiatria, Mexico City, Mexico with domestic violence (Heise, Pitanguy, & Germain, 1994). Similarly, in M6xico, between 34% to 46% of adult women report experiencing domestic violence (Natera, Tiburcio, Berenzon, & L6pez, 1997; Ramirez-Rodriguez & Uribe- Vizquez, 1993; Ramirez & Patino, 1997; Saltijeral, Ramos, & Caballero, 1999; Shiroma, 1996; Shrader Cox & Valdez Santiago, 1992). Despite these similar percentages, research has suggested that there may be differences in rates of do- mestic violence between Latina and non-Latina women. There have been mixed findings in the literature con- cerning the relative rates of domestic violence in Latina and non-Latina women. Sorenson and Telles (1991) found that Latina women living in the U.S. but who were born in Mexico reported significantly lower rates of domestic vio- lence (13%) than did U.S. born Mexican Americans (31%) or Caucasian women living in the U.S (22%). Conversely, Krishnan, Hilbert, VanLeeuwen, and Kolia (1997) found greater reports of domestic violence in Anglo compared with Latina women. Krishnan et al. (1997) noted that ap- proximately 61% of Anglo Americans reported experiencing partner violence in the past compared with 36.5% of Latina women in the U.S. Aguilar Hass, Dutton, and Orloff (2000) found that approximately 50% of immigrant Latina women in their U.S. sample reported physical abuse and stated that they suffered from intimidation, verbal threats, and coercion (Aguilar Hass et al., 2000). Inconsistencies in reported prevalence rates of domes- tic violence in Latina versus non-Latina women speak to the need for more research related to domestic violence in Latina versus non-Latina women. Moreover, little research has examined the effects or patterns of domestic violence in Latina women (Aguilar Hass et al., 2000; Jasinski, 2001). There has been even less research comparing these vari- ables between Latina and non-Latina women. Research in- dicates that women, in general, who are exposed to domestic Springer

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