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Severe physical violence and black women's health and well-being

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  • Lacey, K.K.
  • Sears, K.P.
  • Matusko, N.
  • Jackson, J.S.

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Objectives. We evaluated the association between intimate partner violence and the mental and physical health status of US Caribbean Black and African American women. Methods. We used 2001 to 2003 cross-sectional data from the National Survey of American Life-the most detailed study to date of physical and mental health disorders of Americans of African descent. We assessed participants' health conditions by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition (Washington, DC; American Psychological Association) Composite International Diagnostic Interview. Results. We found differences in health conditions between abused African American and Caribbean Black women. There were increased risks for lifetime dysthymia, alcohol dependence, drug abuse, and poor perceived health for African American victims of partner abuse, and binge eating disorder was associated with partner violence among Caribbean Black women. Conclusions. Severe intimate partner violence was associated with negative mental and physical health outcomes for US Black women, with different patterns between African American and Caribbean Blacks. Understanding intimate partner violence experiences of US Black women requires recognition of key intragroup differences, including nativity and immigrant status, and their differential relationships to women's health. © 2015, American Public Health Association Inc. All rights reserved.

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  • Lacey, K.K. & Sears, K.P. & Matusko, N. & Jackson, J.S., 2015. "Severe physical violence and black women's health and well-being," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 105(4), pages 719-724.
  • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:10.2105/ajph.2014.301886_6
    DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2014.301886
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    1. Krim K. Lacey & Hira R. Shahid & Rohan D. Jeremiah, 2021. "Intimate Partner Violence and the Role of Child Maltreatment and Neighborhood Violence: A Retrospective Study of African American and US Caribbean Black Women," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(5), pages 1-14, February.
    2. Regina N. Parnell & Krim K. Lacey & Maxine Wood, 2022. "Coping and Protective Factors of Mental Health: An Examination of African American and US Caribbean Black Women Exposed to IPV from a Nationally Representative Sample," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(22), pages 1-17, November.
    3. Christy L. Erving, 2024. "Stress Exposure and Cardiovascular Disease Risk among US Black Women: Ethnicity and Nativity Intersections," Population Research and Policy Review, Springer;Southern Demographic Association (SDA), vol. 43(3), pages 1-29, June.

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