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Documenting Domestic Violence among Ethnically Diverse Populations: Results from a Preliminary Study

Domestic violence against women is pervasive and an unrecognized cause of chronic mental and physical health problems. Although recently domestic violence has received much attention, little research has been focused on documenting, comparing, and understanding the experiences of Anglo. Hispanic, and Native American women in rural communities. The present study examines violence as experienced by women in abusive relationships, seeking services of domestic violence shelters in rural communities. Study findings indicate that the violence started early in relationships, was frequent, severe enough to be shared with others, and varied in type. Further, the study results also indicate differences among Anglo and Hispanic study subjects in terms of the typology of domestic violence experienced and in the violence experienced in childhood and previous intimate relationships. These findings can be helpful in understanding and addressing the issues of domestic violence among underserved populations and in developing shelter-based community-wide, culturally sensitive education, prevention and intervention strategies.