Assessing the Efficacy of a Cultural and Artistic Intervention for Indigenous Women Who Have Experienced Intimate Partner Violence

Violence Against Women. 2022 Nov;28(14):3375-3399. doi: 10.1177/10778012211058220. Epub 2021 Dec 6.

Abstract

nato' we ho win is a trauma-and-violence-informed artistic and cultural intervention for Indigenous women who have experienced intimate partner violence. The results of this study provide evidence that engagement in nato' we ho win had a positive impact on participants' well-being. Participants completed self-report questionnaires at intake, post-intervention, and at one-year follow-up. Multilevel modeling analyses assessed for within-participant changes over time. There was a statistically significant increase in participants' self-reported sense of resilience (p < 0.001), personal agency, connectedness, and post-traumatic growth (ps < 0.05). There were statistically significant decreases in participants' self-reported anxiety and depression (ps < 0.01) from intake to one-year follow-up.

Keywords: Indigenous women; art therapy; culture; domestic violence; intimate partner violence.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Anxiety
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Intimate Partner Violence*
  • Safety