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Measuring Arab immigrant women's definition of marital violence: creating and validating an instrument for use in social work practice

Abdel Meguid, Mona Bakry
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1148507126

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2006, Doctor of Philosophy, Ohio State University, Social Work.
Despite growing evidence that immigrant women are at risk of becoming victims of domestic violence, there has been little effort until recently to address intimate partner violence in the increasing immigrant populations in the United States. Evidence in the literature indicates that the severity as well as prevalence of intimate partner violence may be higher among immigrant groups. Suffering coupled with partner violence is additionally associated with problems related to immigration and acculturation. Yet, previous studies on intimate partner violence have rarely regarded the immigration status of the victim or the specific cultural and religious background of the immigrants. The purpose of this study was to design a valid and reliable instrument, Likert-type scale that measures Arab-Muslim women’s perception of marital violence. The scale was intended to investigate how Arab-Muslim women define intimate partner violence, help-seeking sources women might ask for help in case of intimate partner violence occurring, and barriers they might perceive in seeking outside help. The study examined 224 Arab-Muslim women’s definition of marital violence, help-seeking sources preferences they might consult in case of marital violence, and barriers they might perceive in seeking outside help. The results indicated the length of stay Arab-Muslim women been in the United States and the amount of education they have received influence their perception of marital violence and their help-seeking preferences.
Denise Bronson (Advisor)
270 p.
Social Work
Scale development; Marital violence; Physical abuse; Emotional abuse; Arab immigrant women; Arab-Muslim women; Help-seeking resources; Help-seeking barriers

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  • Abdel Meguid, M. B. (2006). Measuring Arab immigrant women's definition of marital violence: creating and validating an instrument for use in social work practice [Doctoral dissertation, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1148507126

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Abdel Meguid, Mona. Measuring Arab immigrant women's definition of marital violence: creating and validating an instrument for use in social work practice. 2006. Ohio State University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1148507126.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Abdel Meguid, Mona. "Measuring Arab immigrant women's definition of marital violence: creating and validating an instrument for use in social work practice." Doctoral dissertation, Ohio State University, 2006. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1148507126

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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