Table 3.

Overarching Theme 2, Subthemes, and Exemplar Quotes

Theme 2: Perceived norms related to IPV in the community
Subtheme	Exemplar Quotes
IPV is typically accepted, normalized, or dealt with privately in the Arab American community.	“Well, for me, I’ve seen it be ignored or brushed aside or, um, I’ve seen victim-shaming, people turning the other cheek…I’ve seen it firsthand.” (Stakeholder)
Arab American IPV survivors face victim-blaming and are expected to have the strength and resilience to endure IPV.	“Because a lot of times the family and uh, the husband and his family, they’re not going to look at it like it’s his fault or he did anything. They’re going to look at it like ‘ok, this is her’.” (Stakeholder)
	“[A woman] is supposed to heal herself and put an end to the situation she is in.” (Client)