Scholarlink

Purpose <p>Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a highly prevalent social problem worldwide and in Arab countries. However, research has primarily focused on Western contexts, limiting our understanding of how women deal with IPV in different cultures. This study examined the strategies that women in Saudi Arabia use and their perceptions of their helpfulness. The study examined the relationship between various types of IPV and the coping strategies used and identified women’s background characteristics that predicted the number of strategies used and their perceived helpfulness.</p> Method <p>Data were collected from 255 women recruited from 17 primary healthcare centers in Saudi Arabia who had experienced IPV in the last 12 months using structured interviews, the Intimate Partner Violence Strategies Index, Composite Abuse Scale (Revised) Short Form, Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale, PTSD Checklist-Civilian version, and Social Capital Scale. Data were analyzed using descriptive and multiple linear regression analyses.</p> Results <p>Most participants used at least one coping strategy. Resistance (97.6%), placating (92.2%), informal networks (84.3%), formal support (36.1%), legal services (29.4%), and safety-planning strategies (48.6%), some of which were used more frequently than by women in Western countries. Employment status (<i>p</i> = .001), IPV severity (<i>p</i> = .003), social capital (<i>p</i> = .001), and PTSD symptoms (<i>p</i> = .001) predicted the total number of strategies used. All these factors (<i>p</i><InlineEquation ID="IEq1"> <InlineMediaObject> <ImageObject Color="BlackWhite" FileRef="10896_2025_808_Article_IEq1.gif" Format="GIF" Height="13" Rendition="HTML" Resolution="72" Type="Linedraw" Width="49" /> </InlineMediaObject> <EquationSource Format="TEX">\(\:\:&lt;0.05\)</EquationSource> </InlineEquation>) and the number of children (<i>p</i> =.013) predicted the perceived helpfulness of the strategies.</p> Conclusion <p>The results extend existing knowledge on responses to IPV beyond Western contexts, showing that women are not passive victims but empowered and actively strategizing to tackle IPV. The findings can be used to develop interventions that encourage women to use coping strategies in response to IPV.</p>

错误：搜索内容不能为空，请输入英文关键词
错误：关键词超出字数限制，请精简
高级检索

Strategies Used by Saudi Arabian Women to Respond to Intimate Partner Violence

  • 期刊论文

  • 发表日期：

    2025年1月13日

查看全文
  • Eman Alhalal

摘要

Purpose

Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a highly prevalent social problem worldwide and in Arab countries. However, research has primarily focused on Western contexts, limiting our understanding of how women deal with IPV in different cultures. This study examined the strategies that women in Saudi Arabia use and their perceptions of their helpfulness. The study examined the relationship between various types of IPV and the coping strategies used and identified women’s background characteristics that predicted the number of strategies used and their perceived helpfulness.

Method

Data were collected from 255 women recruited from 17 primary healthcare centers in Saudi Arabia who had experienced IPV in the last 12 months using structured interviews, the Intimate Partner Violence Strategies Index, Composite Abuse Scale (Revised) Short Form, Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale, PTSD Checklist-Civilian version, and Social Capital Scale. Data were analyzed using descriptive and multiple linear regression analyses.

Results

Most participants used at least one coping strategy. Resistance (97.6%), placating (92.2%), informal networks (84.3%), formal support (36.1%), legal services (29.4%), and safety-planning strategies (48.6%), some of which were used more frequently than by women in Western countries. Employment status (p = .001), IPV severity (p = .003), social capital (p = .001), and PTSD symptoms (p = .001) predicted the total number of strategies used. All these factors (p \(\:\:<0.05\) ) and the number of children (p =.013) predicted the perceived helpfulness of the strategies.

Conclusion

The results extend existing knowledge on responses to IPV beyond Western contexts, showing that women are not passive victims but empowered and actively strategizing to tackle IPV. The findings can be used to develop interventions that encourage women to use coping strategies in response to IPV.