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When Older African American Women Are Affected by Violence in the Home

A Qualitative Investigation of Risk and Protective Factors

Temple University School of Medicine

Giselle Corbie-Smith

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Nancy Thompson

Emory University

Nadine J. Kaslow

Emory University

A growing body of work has begun to recognize that the problem of older women affected by family violence (FV) deserves special consideration. Because risk and protective factors for FV can vary by social and cultural context, it is imperative that more focused attention be paid to vulnerable populations such as older African American women. This article reports on the results of a qualitative inquiry into individual, dyadic, and community-level variables that influence the risk of FV among older African American women receiving primary care at an inner-city hospital. An explanatory model that integrates these variables is presented.

Key Words: family violence • older women • theoretical model

This version was published on August 1, 2009

Violence Against Women, Vol. 15, No. 8, 977-990 (2009)
DOI: 10.1177/1077801209335490


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