Abstract
Data from the Mexican American Prevalence and Services Survey (Vega, Kolody, Aguilar-Gaxiola, Alderete, Catalano, & Caraveo-Anduaga, 1998) was used to test the impact of acculturation and acculturation stress on intimate partner abuse of women of Mexican origin. Findings indicated that higher acculturation increases intimate abuse, and social support reduces it. Acculturation stress increases abuse only among immigrants. Abuse rates are higher among U.S.-born Mexican Americans than immigrants. There are no additive effects of education and income in explaining abuse within a multivariate model. These results suggest a complex causal process that could not be fully addressed in this study. Our results highlight the need for improved understanding about how the acculturation and acculturation stress processes are differentially related to intimate violence among immigrants and U.S.-born Mexican Americans.
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