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"I'm a mother first": The influence of mothering in the decision-making processes of battered immigrant Latino women.
Full Abstract
Healthcare providers (HCPs) may be perplexed by the decision-making processes of battered Latino women in situations involving intimate partner violence (IPV). In particular, decisions may appear contradictory and hazardous to the women's children. The findings of this interpretive descriptive study reveal that the mothering role was central to battered Latina mothers' decisions. The mothers strove to prioritize, protect, and provide for their children in every way, including managing the abuse and avoiding IPV disclosure to HCPs. Disparate understandings of the women's decisions and mothering create a Catch-22 between battered Latina mothers and their HCPs. A trusting mother-HCP relationship is necessary for effective screening and intervention for IPV. This requires HCPs' understanding of these mothers' decisions and changes in clinical practice. (c) 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
Author information
Author/s: Kelly, Ursula A (UA);
Affiliation: School of Nursing, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 27 Davie Circle, Chapel Hill, NC 27514, USA.
Grants: 1F31 NR07686-01 (Agency:NINR NIH HHS) ; 5T32 NR007091-12 (Agency:NINR NIH HHS)
Journal and publication information
Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Journal: Research in nursing & health (Res Nurs Health), published in United States. (Language: eng)
Reference: 2009-Jun; vol 32 (issue 3) : pp 286-97
Dates: Created 2009/05/07; Completed 2009/05/28;
PMID: 19350663, status: MEDLINE (last retrieved date: 5/28/2009)
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