Locus-of-hope and help-seeking intentions of Filipino women victims of intimate partner violence

Authors

Allan Benedict I. Bernardo, Universidade de Macau
Alicia F. Estrellado, De La Salle University, Manila

College

College of Liberal Arts

Department/Unit

Psychology

Document Type

Article

Source Title

Current Psychology

Volume

36

Issue

1

First Page

66

Last Page

75

Publication Date

3-1-2017

Abstract

Correlates of help-seeking intentions of a sample of Filipino women victims of intimate partner violence were explored in this study, with a focus on the influence of locus-of-hope dimensions. Results indicated that self-esteem, most demographic and relationship factors were not systematically related to help-seeking intentions, but more educated battered women were less likely to seek help. As regards locus-of-hope dimensions, external-peer locus-of-hope positively predicted help-seeking intentions, whereas external-spiritual locus-of-hope negatively predicted help-seeking intentions. Results are discussed in terms of the psychological processes that guide decisions to seek help among battered women in the Philippines. © 2015, Springer Science+Business Media New York.

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Digitial Object Identifier (DOI)

10.1007/s12144-015-9385-z

Recommended Citation

Bernardo, A. I., & Estrellado, A. F. (2017). Locus-of-hope and help-seeking intentions of Filipino women victims of intimate partner violence. Current Psychology, 36 (1), 66-75. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-015-9385-z

Disciplines

Psychology

Keywords

Abused women--Philippines--Psychology; Help-seeking behavior--Philippines; Hope; Self-esteem

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