Type:	Journal Article
Title:	Targeted neighborhood samplings: a new approach for recruiting abusive couples
Other Titles:	Journal of family violence
Authors:	Guerrero, Laura K Holtzworth-Munroe, Amy Christopher, F. Scott Pflieger, Jacqueline C Canary, Daniel J
Keywords:	Measurement
Year:	2008
Publisher:	Kluwer Academic Plenum Publishers
Citation:	23 (2), February 2008
Notes:	We conducted two studies to test the utility of a new strategy for recruiting couples experiencing intimate partner violence. This new strategy, Targeted Neighborhood Sampling, involves utilizing police reports of family fight calls to target particular areas within a city for recruitment efforts. Study I compared the efficacy of using this method to recruit a random versus a convenience sample. Results demonstrated that Targeted Neighborhood Sampling was most effective when recruiting a convenience sample of participants who responded to flyers left at their residences. Study II used a convenience sample and replicated the findings from Study I. Across the two studies, 40.4% of those who called after receiving a flyer experienced male-to-female partner violence within the past year. In addition, we combined data across studies and correlated types of violence the couples experienced with variables commonly associated with abuse. Psychological aggression, physical assault, and injury were all positively associated with reports of demand-withdrawal and mutual avoidance during conflict, as well as depression and symptoms of post traumatic disorder syndrome. Sexual coercion was associated with drug abuse. These results demonstrate the utility and validity of Targeted Neighborhood Sampling. [?2008 Springer. All rights reserved. For further information, visit SpringerLink.]
URI:	https://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/12314
ISSN:	0885-7482
Appears in Collections:	Journal Articles

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