Cuesta García, AndreaHaro, BegoñaFernández Lansac, VioletaCrespo López, María2024-09-052024-09-052024Cuesta‐García, A., Haro, B., Fernández‐Lansac, V., & Crespo, M. (2024). Formal help‐seeking in intimate partner violence among Spanish‐born and immigrant women in Spain: A focus group study. Journal of Community Psychology, 1–26. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcop.2314510.1002/jcop.23145https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/107935Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a public health problem. In Spain, although the prevalence of IPV is greater in immigrant women than in Spanish‐born women, immigrant women seem to access services to a lesser extent. This study aimed to explore and compare perceptions of barriers to and strategies for seeking formal help among Spanish‐born and immigrant women IPV survivors. A qualitative study was conducted based on three focus groups with women of Spanish (n = 9), Romanian (n = 4), and Latin American (n = 4) origin. The thematic analysis was supported by Atlas.ti. Three categories and 12 subcategories were identified: general characteristics of help‐seeking behavior (e.g., children as the main motivating factor), barriers (e.g., immigrant status, fear of the perpetra- tor), and strategies for accessing services (e.g., increasing education). Differences in help‐seeking behavior were found between groups. Relevant information for professionals to improve women's access to IPV support services is provided.engAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internationalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/journal articlehttp://doi.org/10.1002/jcop.23145open accessFacilities and services utilizationFocus groupsHelp-seeking behaviorImmigrantsIntimate partner violenceQualitative researchViolence against womenPsicología (Psicología)Psicología aplicadaPsicología comunitaria61 Psicología6114 Psicología Social6114.04 Psicología Comunitaria