Kudos to Jiepin Cao, PhD student; and her faculty sponsor Rosa Gonzalez-Guarda, associate professor; and their entire team for the submission to the Sigma Theta Tau Doris Bloch Research Program for a proposal entitled “Understanding Intimate Partner Violence Among Chinese: From the Lens of Social Determinants of Health and Intersectionality.”  This proposal requests funding for a one-year period for a start date of November 1, 2019.

The purpose of the study is to examine the extent to which demographic factors, socioeconomic status, and gender role attitudes are associated with Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) among adult Chinese women from the theoretical lens of Social Determinants of Health and intersectionality as well as to describe the general health for different IPV exposure groups. Subject Population: Adult Chinese women. Research Design: A descriptive, cross-sectional design will be used for this study. Online and in person surveys will be self-administered for data collection using a convenience sample of 900 women.