ERIC Number: ED670182
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2021
Pages: 191
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ISBN: 979-8-5442-0686-6
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Latinas Navigating Postsecondary Education as Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence: A Psychosociocultural and Posttraumatic Growth Exploration of Their General and Cultural-Specific Well-Being
Nancy Herrera
ProQuest LLC, Ph.D. Dissertation, The University of Wisconsin - Madison
Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a pervasive problem on college campuses; however, research has historically not focused on student survivors navigating institutions of higher learning. As a way to support the mental health and educational experiences of Latinas, emerging evidence supports the need to examine their unique cultural experiences as survivors of IPV. With a sample of 453 cisgender and heterosexual Latinas pursuing post-secondary education (primarily undergrads and graduates), the present study sought to (1) examine how psychological (resilient coping), social support (perceived social support), and cultural (marianismo) variables may explain both Latinas' general and Latinx well-being; (2) address if posttraumatic growth may further explain (i.e., mediation) such relationships; and (3) take an exploratory narrative approach to supplement the quantitative analyses and more fully understand Latina survivors via self-descriptions. Hierarchical regression results evidenced that resilient coping, social support, and marianismo collectively explained general and Latinx well-being. However, differences emerged when examining if the individual variables explain general and Latinx well-being. Next, the mediation analyses yielded that posttraumatic growth only partially mediated the relationships among resilient coping and social support to general well-being. The emergent themes via content analysis of three open-ended questions supported and augmented the results from the quantitative analyses. Additionally, the emergent themes provided a deeper understanding of Latinas' healing journey from IPV via empowerment, renegotiation of certain oppressive Latinx values, and commitment to break generational violence. Community, higher education, college counseling center, mental health, and mental health training program implications are provided. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]
Descriptors: Violence, Cisgender People, Sexual Orientation, Hispanic American Students, Females, Victims of Crime, Dating (Social), College Students, Resilience (Psychology), Trauma, Coping, Social Support Groups, Well Being, Intimacy, Student Attitudes
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Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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