Women with mental health (MH) symptoms are more vulnerable to the adverse effects of intimate partner violence (IPV). Social support (SS) helps those women cope with adversities and regain their overall well-being. Examining specific sources and functions of SS will help expand knowledge about resources for and barriers to MH services for women IPV survivors. However, few studies examined functional and relational SS among women IPV survivors residing in shelters. This cross-sectional study examined how 31 racially diverse women IPV survivors with different MH symptoms perceive relational SS from various sources as they stay in a shelter that provides functional SS. Cluster analyses were performed to classify participants into two groups: more MH or fewer MH symptoms. Results showed that the women with more MH symptoms reported higher tangible support than those with fewer MH symptoms. Results from ANCOVA showed a significant cross-over interaction between MH and race for overall SS, indicating that women of color with more MH symptoms were less likely to perceive overall SS than Caucasians when controlling for functional SS. MANCOVA analyzed the specific sources of overall SS, such as family, friends, and others. There was a significant cross-over interaction of MH and race on SS from others when controlling for functional SS. These findings suggest that women IPV survivors of color who experience more MH symptoms perceive support from others as less supportive and trustworthy. Social service providers must provide culturally sensitive and strengths-based SS programs to help women of color who have experienced social isolation, stigma, and shame associated with IPV and mental illnesses (MIs). They also must engage in community outreach programs by educating community members about the needs and rights of women IPV survivors with MIs and collaborating to build communities that promote safety, trust, diversity, equity, and inclusion.

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亲密伴侣暴力女性幸存者的心理健康、种族和社会支持


有心理健康（MH）症状的女性更容易受到亲密伴侣暴力（IPV）的不利影响。社会支持（SS）帮助这些女性应对逆境并恢复整体福祉。检查 SS 的具体来源和功能将有助于扩大对女性 IPV 幸存者的 MH 服务的资源和障碍的了解。然而，很少有研究考察居住在庇护所的女性 IPV 幸存者的功能性和关系性 SS。这项横断面研究调查了 31 名具有不同 MH 症状的不同种族女性 IPV 幸存者，当她们住在提供功能性 SS 的庇护所时，如何看待来自不同来源的关系性 SS。通过聚类分析将参与者分为两组：MH 症状较多或 MH 症状较少。结果显示，MH 症状较多的女性比 MH 症状较少的女性报告的有形支持更高。 ANCOVA 的结果显示 MH 和总体 SS 的种族之间存在显着的交叉交互作用，表明在控制功能性 SS 时，具有更多 MH 症状的有色人种女性比白人更不可能感知总体 SS。 MANCOVA 分析了总体 SS 的具体来源，例如家人、朋友等。在控制功能性 SS 时，MH 和种族对 SS 的影响存在显着的交叉交互作用。这些研究结果表明，经历更多 MH 症状的有色人种女性 IPV 幸存者认为他人的支持不那么支持和值得信赖。社会服务提供者必须提供具有文化敏感性和基于优势的 SS 计划，以帮助经历过与 IPV 和精神疾病 (MI) 相关的社会孤立、耻辱和耻辱的有色人种女性。 他们还必须参与社区外展计划，教育社区成员了解患有 MI 的女性 IPV 幸存者的需求和权利，并合作建立促进安全、信任、多样性、公平和包容的社区。