Journal Article

Exploring the Needs and Lived Experiences of Racial and Ethnic Minority Domestic Violence Survivors Through Community-Based Participatory Research: A Systematic Review

Ragavan, Maya I., Zaricor, Jill, Bair-Merritt, Megan H., Thomas, Kristie A., Goodman, Lisa A., Fulambarker, Anjali

2020

Overview

Community-based participatory research (CBPR) is a methodological approach where community–academic teams build equitable relationships throughout the research process. In the domestic violence (DV) field, CBPR may be particularly important when conducting research with racial and ethnic minority DV survivors, as this group faces concurrent oppressions that inform their lived experiences. To our knowledge, no systematic review has synthesized articles using a CBPR approach to explore the needs and lived experiences of racial and ethnic minority DV survivors. Using PRISMA guidelines, we conducted a systematic review of the literature, retrieving articles that used a CBPR approach to understand the needs and/or lived experiences of female racial and ethnic minority DV survivors residing in the United States. Articles were identified from peer-reviewed databases, bibliographies, and experts. Thirteen of the 185 articles assessed for eligibility were included. Articles focused on a variety of racial and ethnic minority groups, the majority identifying as African American or Latina. Collaboration occurred in multiple ways, primarily through equitable decision-making and building team members’ strengths. Several needs and lived experiences emerged including gender identity and patriarchal attitudes, racism and discrimination, the immigrant experience informing DV, poverty, shame and stigma, and the need for social support. This is the first systematic review of articles using a CBPR approach to explore the needs and lived experiences of racial and ethnic minority survivors. Implications include promoting community-based dissemination, conducting quantitative studies with larger sample sizes of DV survivors, and encouraging culturally specific services that address DV survivors’ intersectional needs.

• Publisher: SAGE Publications,Sage Publications Ltd
• Subject: Action research / African Americans / Aggression / Attitudes / Bibliographic literature / Community / Community based action research / Community involvement / Community participation / Community research / Cultural sensitivity / Decision making / Discrimination / Dissemination / Domestic violence / Ethnic factors / Ethnic groups / Ethnic identity / Ethnicity / Gender aspects / Gender identity / Immigrants / Intersectionality / Latin American cultural groups / Literature reviews / Minority & ethnic groups / Minority groups / Needs / Participatory research / Poverty / Quantitative analysis / Quantitative research / Racism / Self concept / Shame / Social interactions / Social support / Stigma / Survival / Survivor / Systematic review / Teams / Violence / Women