A UC Davis psychology study explores the overlooked subject of marital violence among Asian American couples and identifies three new contributing factors.
Professor Nolan Zane and graduate student Manveen Dhindsa concluded that marital violence was more likely to occur when the family lacked closeness or if at least one spouse suffered from high anxiety-- resulting from either an anxiety disorder or stress related to American acculturation, reported a UC Davis press release.
"Until recently, the topic of marital violence has not received much attention among researchers who study Asian American socio-psychological issues. However, marital violence does indeed occur among Asian Americans," stated Dhindsa in the press release.
Zane will present the team's research findings this week in San Francisco, at meetings of the Asian American Psychological Association and American Psychological Association:
* Conceptions of 'Face' among Chinese: Clinical and Community Interventions," at 5:15 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 16, at the Asian American Psychological Association meeting, Alliant International University, One Beach Street, San Francisco
* "Beyond Ethnic Match: Effects of Client-Therapist Cognitive Match on Outcomes," in a symposium titled "Ethnic Matching in Psychotherapy-Research Foundations and Future Directions" at 2 p.m. Friday, Aug. 17, in Moscone Center room 2011 at the American Psychological Association meeting.
* Therapist Ethnicity and Treatment Orientation Differences in Cultural Competencies," in the "Improving Practice-Focus on Ethnic Psychology" poster session at 11 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 20, in Moscone Halls ABC at the American Psychological Association meeting.
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photo credit to: Marga Serrano
Posted by melanie at August 16, 2007 2:58 PM
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