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

• Main Authors: Bernardo, Allan Benedict I., Estrellado, Alicia F.
• Format: text
• Published: Animo Repository 2017
• Subjects: Abused women > Philippines > Psychology; Help-seeking behavior > Philippines; Hope; Self-esteem; Psychology
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/faculty_research/3433; https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/context/faculty_research/article/4435/type/native/viewcontent/s12144_015_9385_z.html
• Institution: De La Salle University

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.