Examining Substance Use and Related Psychosocial Factors Among Women with Intimate Partner Abuse
Principal Investigator:
Dawnovise Fowler, Ph.D.
Duration: 5/15/2007 - 8/31/2008
This study supports the objectives of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's (RWJF) Vulnerable Populations Team to investigate critical issues related to domestic violence through secondary data analysis. The overarching goal of the project is to contribute knowledge in two under-explored areas in domestic violence research with women intimate partner abuse (IPA) survivors who also have substance use problems: 1). screening and identification and 2). identifying the role of psychosocial correlates. An intersectional theoretical framework provides understanding of the complexities of IPA victimization, as a specific type of trauma, related psychosocial factors, and the need for proper screening and identification if effective and comprehensive interventions are to be employed for this population.
Sponsor:
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Keywords: domestic violence, sexual violence, community violence, sexual abuse, substance abuse
