Interviews with 75 Battered Mexican-Origin Women on Sociocultural Factors and Help-Seeking

Kalina M. Brabeck from The University of Texas at Austin conducted semi-structured interviews with 75 battered women of Mexican-origin. The study documents their survival strategies and explores associations between socio-cultural variables and help-seeking from formal and informal sources. It includes empirical analyses of variables like machismo, familismo, income, education, English proficiency, and immigrant status.

Use Cases

• Analyze associations between familismo and informal help-seeking frequency based on the described socio-cultural variables.
• Study perceived effectiveness of different help sources like shelters and family based on qualitative interview responses.
• Investigate barriers to formal help-seeking related to education, English proficiency, and immigrant status as described in the study.
• Model relationships between socio-structural variables and help-seeking behaviors using the empirical findings.

Strengths

• Includes a sample of 75 participants, providing a basis for empirical analysis.
• Explores a wide array of help sources and personal strategies with data on their frequency and perceived effectiveness.
• Focuses on a specific population subset of battered Latinas, allowing for targeted insights.

Limitations

• Row count and column-level documentation are unknown, which limits suitability assessment.
• The dataset license is closed, restricting access and reuse.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Kalina M. Brabeck, The University of Texas at Austin

Collection Method

Semi-structured interviews

Geography

Likely focused on Mexican-origin populations, specific location unknown.