Mapping Intimate Partner Violence, Maternal Abuse and Coping Skills According to Social Disorganization

• In Event: Poster Session I

Abstract

The purpose of this study is for exploratory data collection, to seek any patterns of Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) and Maternal Abuse (MA) in California’s Central Valley. Participants will be given a general demographics questionnaire which will include, asking for the major cross streets of where they grew up and zip code. As well as a few questions such as “Have you ever been exposed to IPV as a minor,” and “were you a victim of MA.” The last few questions will be yes or no responses, they will not go in depth or ask for details. Participants will also complete the COPE questionnaire which measures an individual’s ability to cope with everyday life stressors. The focus of the data collected will be the participants who have been exposed to IPV as well as a victim of MA, their levels of coping will be measured against the participants who were not exposed to IPV or a victim of MA. Lastly participants will be marked on a map of the Central Valley to identify if there are commonalities in particular areas of the Central Valley for IPV, MA and coping levels.

Author

• Veronica Marquez Martinez, Fresno State University