Type:	Journal Article
Title:	Mental health consequences of intimate partner abuse: a multidimensional assessment of four different forms of abuse
Other Titles:	Violence against women
Authors:	Weaver, Terri L Resick, Patricia A Mechanic, Mindy B
Keywords:	Mental health
Year:	2008
Publisher:	Sage Publications
Citation:	14 (6), June 2008
Notes:	Battered women are exposed to multiple forms of intimate partner abuse. This article explores the independent contributions of physical violence, sexual coercion, psychological abuse, and stalking on symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression among a sample of 413 severely battered, help-seeking women. The authors test the unique effects of psychological abuse and stalking on mental health outcomes, after controlling for physical violence, injuries, and sexual coercion. Mean scores for the sample fall into the moderate to severe range for PTSD and within the moderate category for depression scores. Hierarchical regressions test the unique effects of stalking and psychological abuse, after controlling for physical violence, injuries, and sexual coercion. Psychological abuse and stalking contribute uniquely to the prediction of PTSD and depression symptoms, even after controlling for the effects of physical violence, injuries, and sexual coercion. Results highlight the importance of examining multiple dimensions of intimate partner abuse. [?2008 SAGE Publications. All rights reserved. For further information, visit SAGE Publications link.] This article explores the independent contributions of physical violence, sexual coercion, psychological abuse and stalking on symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression among a sample of 413 severely battered, help-seeking women in the United States.
URI:	https://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/15815
ISSN:	1077-8012
Appears in Collections:	Journal Articles

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