juliigreen

Title of QTUG presentation:

The Implications of Intimate Partner Violence on Northern Plains American Indian Mother--Daughter Attachment Relationships: A Proposed Study

List of Author and co-authors for QTUG presentation:

Julii M. Green, M.S., Tovah Wolf, Jana Azure, Stephanie Parisien, B.S., J. Doug McDonald, PhD, Jacqueline S. Gray, PhD, & April R. Bradley, PhD,

Abstract In the U.S. nearly 1.3 million women are physically assaulted by an intimate partner annually (Tjaden & Thoennes, 2000). In the state of North Dakota 4,735 incidents of intimate partner violence (IPV) were reported to crisis centers, in South Dakota 6,700 women reported incidents of IPV, and IPV accounted for approximately 25% of the violent crime victims in Minnesota (North Dakota Council on Abused Women’s Services, 2006; Johnson, 2005; Minnesota Coalition for Battered Women, 2006). A review of cross-cultural IPV research demonstrates the magnitude of its impact on ethnic/racial groups, specifically American Indians (Bohn, 2003; Evans-Kipp, 2004; Robin et al., 1998). It is estimated that 64%, more than six in ten, American Indian women will be physically assaulted annually (U.S. Department of Justice, 2007). There is also a high correlation between domestic violence and children witnessing violence within the home. It is highly likely that American Indian children have also witnessed family violence. Empirical support suggests that exposure to IPV impacts children’s interpersonal relationships, academic standing, and various aspects of their psychological functioning (Armistead, et. al, 1995; Geffner, Igelman, & Zellner, 2003; Graham-Bermann, 2002; Green & King, 2009). In an attempt to understand the unique experiences of American Indian women and their daughters, path analysis will be used to examine the relations between of American Indian identity (e.g. acculturation and identity), attachment relationships (bond with parent and peers), relationship variables (e.g. family cohesion and parenting), and traumatic experiences (e.g. implications of intergenerational trauma and other traumatic experiences) to provide a more in-depth analysis of the short and long-term impact of IPV on American Indian families.