Disaster Down East: Using Participatory Action Research to Explore Intimate Partner Violence in Eastern North Carolina

Autor/inn/en	Frasier, Pamela York; Belton, Leigh; Hooten, Elizabeth; Campbell, Marci Kramish; DeVellis, Brenda; Benedict, Salli; Carrillo, Carla; Gonzalez, Pam; Kelsey, Kristine; Meier, Andrea
Titel	Disaster Down East: Using Participatory Action Research to Explore Intimate Partner Violence in Eastern North Carolina
Quelle	In: Health Education & Behavior, 31 (2004) 4, S.69 (16 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1090-1981
DOI	10.1177/1090198104266035
Schlagwörter	Community Needs; Action Research; Posttraumatic Stress Disorder; Chronic Illness; Psychology; Violence; Intimacy; Natural Disasters; Stress Management; Working Class; Females; Psychological Patterns; Physical Health; Mental Health; Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Comparative Analysis; At Risk Persons; Coping; Smoking; Drinking; Eating Habits; Community Programs; Racial Differences; Whites; African Americans; Hispanic Americans; North Carolina + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Projektforschung; Chronic disease; Chronische Krankheit; Psychologie; Gewalt; Intimität; Natural disaster; Naturkatastrophe; Stressmanagement; Stressbewältigung; Arbeiterklasse; Weibliches Geschlecht; Gesundheitszustand; Psychohygiene; Psychiatrische Symptomatik; Risikogruppe; Bewältigung; Rauchen; Trinken; Ernährungsgewohnheit; Essgewohnheit; Rassenunterschied; White; Weißer; Afroamerikaner; Hispanic; Hispanoamerikaner
Abstract	In the aftermath of Hurricane Floyd in 1999, a Community Advisory Committee requested assistance from its university partners (University of North Carolina) to address stress and increased risk for intimate partner violence (IPV). Collected from 12 study work sites, baseline data indicated that IPV rates were higher among blue-collar women in eastern North Carolina than national population-based rates suggest. IPV victims reported higher levels of perceived stress, psychological distress, somatic complaints, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms than did nonvictimized coworkers. As for the relationship of the flood to IPV, no significant increase in IPV incidence occurred after the flood. Regardless of their flood experience, however, IPV victims consistently reported greater stress, PTSD symptoms, and somatic and psychological problems. Moreover, IPV victims may be at higher risk for stress-mediated chronic illnesses and for using negative coping behaviors. This study uses an established trusting relationship between researchers and community members to explore community needs and inform intervention design. (Contains 6 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10