عنوان

South Asian American daughter-in-law/ mother-in-law relationships, cultural values conflict, and help-seeking for domestic violence

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TL47967

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انگلیسی

Title Proper

South Asian American daughter-in-law/ mother-in-law relationships, cultural values conflict, and help-seeking for domestic violence

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[Thesis]

First Statement of Responsibility

Fatima Wasim

Subsequent Statement of Responsibility

Jacobs, Sue C.

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Oklahoma State University

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

2014

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

179

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Committee members: Crethar, Hugh; McGaha, Valerie; Mwavita, Mwarumba; Romans, John

Text of Note

Place of publication: United States, Ann Arbor; ISBN=978-1-321-27635-0

Dissertation or thesis details and type of degree

Ph.D.

Discipline of degree

Education (all programs)

Body granting the degree

Oklahoma State University

Text preceding or following the note

2014

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The South Asian American population growth rate is high, however, there is little research regarding their mental health concerns and low utilization of services. One of the most understudied and complex issues is the interpersonal relationships of South Asian women, specifically the relationship between a daughter-in-law and mother-in-law. This study is a first to examine the relationship between a South Asian daughter-in-law and mother-in-law living in the US through a combination of feminist and relational-cultural perspectives. Also investigated are the help-seeking sources daughter-in-laws use for personal/emotional and domestic violence concerns. Participants in this web-based, descriptive study were 155 married (or previously married) South Asian American women (ages 18-69), who had a mother-in-law. Most identified as Muslims or Hindus. T-tests, correlations, and standard multiple regression analyses were used to examine the relationship between the daughter-in-laws' perceptions of their relationship with their mother-in-laws, cultural values, and formal and informal help-seeking for personal/emotional and domestic violence issues. Instruments used were adapted to be culturally sensitive. Thirty-five percent of the participants reported psychological abuse and 23% reported emotional abuse by their mother-in-laws. All identified caring and controlling aspects of their relationship with their mother-in-law. Most of the women did not meet full criteria for partner violence, however the daughter-in-law/mother-in-law relationship differed between the women who were abused by their partner and those who were not. Perceived care and control from mother-in-law was related to daughter-in-law's sex role expectations, partner violence, and help-seeking. Daughter-in-law's help-seeking sources differed depending on the type of problem; as with previous studies and cultural expectations most identified informal help-seeking sources. Higher care from mother-in-law predicted lower help-seeking intentions from mother-in-law for personal issues and domestic violence. Sex role expectations and partner violence predicted help-seeking from minister for personal issues. Intimate relations and partner violence predicted higher likelihood of help-seeking from minister for domestic violence. To promote interpersonal health among South Asian American women, it is necessary to explore and comprehend the nature of in-law relationships and study both positive and the negative in-law relationships. Implications of these findings for women's personal relationships, for clinical work and future research needs are discussed.

Social psychology; Womens studies; Individual & family studies; South Asian Studies

Subject Term

Social sciences;Psychology;Cultural values;Domestic violence;Help-seeking;Personal/emotional issues;Relational-cultural;South asian american women

Salman, Hadeel

Jacobs, Sue C.

Subdivision

Education (all programs)

Oklahoma State University

Call Number

1622953561; 3641446

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[Thesis]

276903

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