Document Type
Article
DOI
http://doi.org/10.1007/s10896-018-9958-3
Abstract
Purpose. Community college (CC) students make up 45% of American undergraduates, but little is known about their experiences of intimate partner violence (IPV), or accompanying service use and needs. Method. The current study used a sequential confirmatory mixed methods design among a simple random sample of female CC students (n=435), of whom 112 have experienced IPV in the past 12 months. Of these IPV survivors, 20 participated in qualitative follow-up interviews. The study assess use and perceived usefulness of college and community based resources, extent of social support, and perceived need for and barriers to service access. Results. Campus based resources were rated as more useful than community based resources. Faculty were identified as important supports for survivors. Those experiencing IPV reported lower rates of social support compared to other students. A range of supports and services were endorsed as possibly useful by survivors. Conclusions. Survivors need services to address life generated risks that compound barriers to college completion created by abuse. CC survivors often balance work and parenting with education, and may benefit from different services than survivors in other educational settings. [The published Version of this work, published by Springer in Journal of Family Violence on March 2018, is available online: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10896-018-9958-3]
Disciplines
Social and Behavioral Sciences | Social Work
Publication Date
3-13-2018
Language
English
License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Share Alike 4.0 International License.
Recommended Citation
Schrag, Rachel Voth and Edmond, Tonya, "SERVICE USE AND NEEDS AMONG FEMALE SURVIVORS OF INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE ATTENDING COMMUNITY COLLEGE" (2018). Social Work Faculty Publications & Presentations. 65.
https://mavmatrix.uta.edu/socialwork_facpubs/65