TY - JOUR
T1 - Women's appraisals of intimate partner violence stressfulness and their relationship to depressive and posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms
AU - Martinez-Torteya, Cecilia
AU - Bogat, G. Anne
AU - Von Eye, Alexander
AU - Levendosky, Alytia A.
AU - Davidson, William S.
N1 - Copyright:
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PY - 2009/12/28
Y1 - 2009/12/28
N2 - Intimate partner violence ( IPV) increases risk for depressive and posttraumatic stress disorder ( PTSD) symptoms. Most studies use a dose-response approach to examine the impact of IPV on mental health, but they often fail to explain mental health outcome specificity as well as to assess the impact of women's subjective appraisals. The present research examined women's IPV stressfulness appraisals and their psychological functioning (depressive and PTSD symptoms). Results indicate that IPV stressfulness appraisals are associated with depressive symptoms over and above frequency and severity of IPV. PTSD symptoms were associated with frequent and stressful IPV. Women who experienced highly frequent and highly stressful IPV were most likely to display comorbid depressive and PTSD symptoms. Results underscore the importance of women's subjective experiences and the heterogeneity of women's responses to IPV.
AB - Intimate partner violence ( IPV) increases risk for depressive and posttraumatic stress disorder ( PTSD) symptoms. Most studies use a dose-response approach to examine the impact of IPV on mental health, but they often fail to explain mental health outcome specificity as well as to assess the impact of women's subjective appraisals. The present research examined women's IPV stressfulness appraisals and their psychological functioning (depressive and PTSD symptoms). Results indicate that IPV stressfulness appraisals are associated with depressive symptoms over and above frequency and severity of IPV. PTSD symptoms were associated with frequent and stressful IPV. Women who experienced highly frequent and highly stressful IPV were most likely to display comorbid depressive and PTSD symptoms. Results underscore the importance of women's subjective experiences and the heterogeneity of women's responses to IPV.
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U2 - 10.1891/0886-6708.24.6.707
DO - 10.1891/0886-6708.24.6.707
M3 - Article
SN - 0886-6708
VL - 24
SP - 707
EP - 722
JO - Violence and Victims
JF - Violence and Victims
IS - 6
ER -
