Table 2.
Methodologies and logistics per study
| Study # |
Data collection period | Location (US–Mexico Border Context) | Immigration policy context | N | Participant age | Violent measures (DV/SV) | Key difference from other studies |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | 2016–2017 | Humanitarian respite center, Texas–Mexico border | Pre-MPP | 57 | 29.56 (M = 29.56, SD = 6.84) | HTQ items: HTQ–7 Sexual assault; HTQ–8 Other sexual violence; HTQ–17 Witnessed sexual assault; HTQ–18 Domestic violence | Smallest sample; first data collection point; IRB approved; temporal synthesis approach; not pooled statistical comparison; bilingual teams; informed consent in Spanish. |
| #2 | 2019–2021 | Same humanitarian respite center, Texas–Mexico border | During MPP | 35 | 28.09 (M = 28.09, SD = 7.38). | THQ-SF items: THQ–18 Sexual assault; THQ–19 Other sexual harassment; THQ–23 Domestic violence | Focused on MPP-affected families; older mean age; different instrument from Studies 1 and 3; IRB approved; temporal synthesis approach; not pooled statistical comparison; bilingual teams; informed consent in Spanish; participants received a gift card; THQ does not capture indirect exposure |
| #3 | 2023 | Two locations: McAllen Humanitarian Respite Center (TX), Senda de Vida tent encampment (Reynosa, Mexico) | Post-MPP; NIH-funded longitudinal | 213 | (M = 30.19, SD = 8.48). | HTQ items: HTQ–7 Sexual assault; HTQ–8 Other sexual violence; HTQ–17 Witnessed sexual assault; HTQ–18 Domestic violence | Largest sample; multi-site collection including Mexico; longitudinal focus; IRB approved; temporal synthesis approach; not pooled statistical comparison; bilingual teams; informed consent in Spanish; participants received a gift card |