Resilience and resources among south asian immigrant women as survivors of partner violence

Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1057-1064

  Ahmad, Farah ^a   Rai, Nanky ^a   Petrovic, Bojana ^a   Erickson, Patricia E ^a   Stewart, Donna E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

Author keywords

Immigrant; Partner violence; Qualitative; Resilience; South Asian

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; COPING BEHAVIOR; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIA; INTERVIEW; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRANT; PAKISTAN; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SURVIVOR;

ADULT; CANADA; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MIDDLE AGED; PAKISTAN; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; RESILIENCE, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPOUSE ABUSE; SURVIVORS;

EID: 84888872229     PISSN: 15571912     EISSN: 15571920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10903-013-9836-2     Document Type: Article

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