Intimate Partner Violence: Implications For Northern Plains And Upper Midwest American Indian Mother-Daughter Dyads' Attachment Relationships

<p>An established body of research focused on family violence captures the experiences of women impacted by intimate partner violence (IPV), the implications for child witnesses of IPV, and the predictive risk factors of violence toward women. In an attempt to understand the unique experiences of American Indian women and children this study examined the intersection of American Indian identity, attachment relationships, and traumatic experiences to comprehend the short and long-term impact of IPV. </p> <p>The current research study included 30 American Indian mother-daughter dyads who had a history of IPV. The findings suggested that participants' substance use during IPV episodes was associated with the relationship between participants' experiences of IPV and mother-daughter attachment relationships. Subsequent findings indicated that participants' who graduated from high school and those participants' whose partners' used substances during IPV episodes were at an increased risk for IPV experiences. Additionally, participants' experiences of IPV were not associated with mother-daughter attachment relationships. Recommendations regarding clinical practice, research and policy are presented. This dissertation is one of the first studies to examine the experiences of Northern Plains and Upper Midwest American Indian mothers' and daughters' attachment relationships and the influence of IPV utilizing the conceptual framework of the medicine wheel and the theoretical framework that includes IPV, attachment, ptsd symptoms, ethnic/cultural identity and various contextual variables.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Psychology

Year

2012

Author dc:creator

• Green, Julii Monette

Contributors dc:contributor

• April Bradly
• J. Doug McDonald

• Adolescent Girls, Adult Women, American Indians, Attachment, Intimate Partner Violence

Repository record dc:identifier

https://commons.und.edu/theses/1242

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:commons.und.edu:theses-2243