Using functional analytic psychotherapy strategies for supporting latinas victims of interpersonal partner violence
Open Access / Acceso abierto Otros títulos: Uso de estrategias de la psicoterapia analítica funcional para apoyar a mujeres latinas víctimas de violencia de pareja Editorial: Colegio Oficial de Psicologos Journal: Papeles del Psicologo URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10757/659819 DOI: 10.23923/pap.psicol.2980 Enlaces adicionales: https://www.papelesdelpsicologo.es/pii?pii=2980 Interpersonal partner violence (IPV) is a worldwide public health problem. As a result of IPV, victims report high rates of physical and behavioral disabilities. Help-seeking behaviors are key to obtaining support on facing and managing IPV. Cultural practices such as machismo, marianismo, and familismo are related to keeping quiet and remaining in an abusive relationship in Latinas. Difficulties in sharing emotions, setting interpersonal boundaries, and communicating needs are also behavioral barriers to seeking help in this population. All these factors are associated with social disconnection which reduces victims’...