TY - JOUR
T1 - Help-Seeking for Severe Intimate Partner Violence Among Sexual and Gender Minority Adolescents and Young Adults Assigned Female at birth
T2 - A Latent Class Analysis
AU - Scheer, Jillian R.
AU - Lawlace, Margaret
AU - Cascalheira, Cory J.
AU - Newcomb, Michael E.
AU - Whitton, Sarah W.
N1 - Funding Information:
The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research and/or authorship of this article: This study was supported by a grant from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (Grant No. R01HD086170; PI: Whitton). Dr. Jillian R. Scheer acknowledges support from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism grant under K01AA028239. Cory J. Cascalheira is supported as a RISE Fellow by the National Institutes of Health (R25GM061222). The content of this article is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily reflect the views of the National Institutes of Health or the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. We thank Christina Dyar, Parks Dunlap, Jazz Stephens, Arielle Zimmerman, Kitty Beuhler, Greg Swann, Shariell Crosby, Kai Korpeck, Deborah Capaldi, and Brian Mustanski for their assistance with the larger study. We also thank the FAB400 participants for their invaluable contributions to understanding the health of the sexual and gender minority community.
Funding Information:
The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research and/or authorship of this article: This study was supported by a grant from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (Grant No. R01HD086170; PI: Whitton). Dr. Jillian R. Scheer acknowledges support from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism grant under K01AA028239. Cory J. Cascalheira is supported as a RISE Fellow by the National Institutes of Health (R25GM061222). The content of this article is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily reflect the views of the National Institutes of Health or the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. We thank Christina Dyar, Parks Dunlap, Jazz Stephens, Arielle Zimmerman, Kitty Beuhler, Greg Swann, Shariell Crosby, Kai Korpeck, Deborah Capaldi, and Brian Mustanski for their assistance with the larger study. We also thank the FAB400 participants for their invaluable contributions to understanding the health of the sexual and gender minority community.
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PY - 2023/5
Y1 - 2023/5
N2 - Sexual and gender minority adolescents and young adults assigned female at birth (SGM-AFAB) report high rates of intimate partner violence (IPV) victimization. Despite adverse health outcomes of IPV, many survivors, particularly SGM-AFAB, do not seek help. This study (1) examined the proportion of SGM-AFAB who reported severe IPV victimization who sought help; (2) elucidated patterns of help-seeking facilitators and barriers; and (3) identified associations between sociodemographic characteristics, IPV victimization types, and minority stressors and latent classes of help-seeking facilitators and barriers. Participants included 193 SGM-AFAB (Mage = 20.6, SD = 3.4; 65.8% non-monosexual; 73.1% cisgender; 72.5% racial/ethnic minority; 16.6% annual household income $20,000 or less). Most participants who experienced severe IPV did not seek help (62.2%). Having a person or provider who was aware of the participant’s abusive relationship was the most common reason for seeking help (50; 68.5%). Minimizing IPV was the most common reason for not seeking help (103; 87.3%). Fewer than 5% of SGM-AFAB who experienced severe IPV and who did not seek help reported SGM-specific help-seeking barriers, including not wanting to contribute to negative perceptions of the LGBTQ community, not disclosing their SGM status, and perceiving a lack of tailored services. Help-seeking facilitators and barriers varied by sociodemographic characteristics. Three classes of help-seeking facilitators and two classes of help-seeking barriers emerged. SGM-AFAB subgroups based on sexual and gender identity, recent coercive control, and identity as IPV victims differed in latent classes. This study’s findings confirm SGM-AFAB IPV survivors’ low likelihood of seeking help. Our results also underscore the importance of continuing to bolster SGM-AFAB survivors’ access to trauma-informed, culturally sensitive, and affirming support. Further, multilevel prevention and intervention efforts are needed to reduce minimization of abuse and anticipatory judgment and blame among SGM-AFAB who hold multiple marginalized identities, experience coercive control, and identify as IPV victims.
AB - Sexual and gender minority adolescents and young adults assigned female at birth (SGM-AFAB) report high rates of intimate partner violence (IPV) victimization. Despite adverse health outcomes of IPV, many survivors, particularly SGM-AFAB, do not seek help. This study (1) examined the proportion of SGM-AFAB who reported severe IPV victimization who sought help; (2) elucidated patterns of help-seeking facilitators and barriers; and (3) identified associations between sociodemographic characteristics, IPV victimization types, and minority stressors and latent classes of help-seeking facilitators and barriers. Participants included 193 SGM-AFAB (Mage = 20.6, SD = 3.4; 65.8% non-monosexual; 73.1% cisgender; 72.5% racial/ethnic minority; 16.6% annual household income $20,000 or less). Most participants who experienced severe IPV did not seek help (62.2%). Having a person or provider who was aware of the participant’s abusive relationship was the most common reason for seeking help (50; 68.5%). Minimizing IPV was the most common reason for not seeking help (103; 87.3%). Fewer than 5% of SGM-AFAB who experienced severe IPV and who did not seek help reported SGM-specific help-seeking barriers, including not wanting to contribute to negative perceptions of the LGBTQ community, not disclosing their SGM status, and perceiving a lack of tailored services. Help-seeking facilitators and barriers varied by sociodemographic characteristics. Three classes of help-seeking facilitators and two classes of help-seeking barriers emerged. SGM-AFAB subgroups based on sexual and gender identity, recent coercive control, and identity as IPV victims differed in latent classes. This study’s findings confirm SGM-AFAB IPV survivors’ low likelihood of seeking help. Our results also underscore the importance of continuing to bolster SGM-AFAB survivors’ access to trauma-informed, culturally sensitive, and affirming support. Further, multilevel prevention and intervention efforts are needed to reduce minimization of abuse and anticipatory judgment and blame among SGM-AFAB who hold multiple marginalized identities, experience coercive control, and identify as IPV victims.
KW - LGBTQ
KW - disclosure of domestic violence
KW - domestic violence
KW - sexuality
KW - violence exposure
KW - youth violence
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U2 - 10.1177/08862605221137711
DO - 10.1177/08862605221137711
M3 - Article
C2 - 36472356
AN - SCOPUS:85144212372
SN - 0886-2605
VL - 38
SP - 6723
EP - 6750
JO - Journal of Interpersonal Violence
JF - Journal of Interpersonal Violence
IS - 9-10
ER -
