Intimate Partner Abuse and Mental Health: The Role of Social Support and Other Protective Factors

Social Support and other protective factors (Education, Employment, Self-Esteem, Health, and Absence of Economic Hardship) were studied in relation to depression, anxiety, and three types of lifetime abuse (recent intimate partner violence and past intimate partner violence, child abuse). Asurvey of...

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Published in:Violence against women 2002-06, Vol.8 (6), p.720-745
Main Authors: Carlson, Bonnie E., McNutt, Louise-Anne, Choi, Deborah Y., Rose, Isabel M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anxiety
Battered Women
Depression (Psychology)
Domestic violence
Family Violence
Mental depression
Mental health
Personal relationships
Protection
Protective factors
Social Support
Spouse Abuse
Surveys
USA
Women
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Summary:Social Support and other protective factors (Education, Employment, Self-Esteem, Health, and Absence of Economic Hardship) were studied in relation to depression, anxiety, and three types of lifetime abuse (recent intimate partner violence and past intimate partner violence, child abuse). Asurvey of 557 women was conducted as part of a domestic violence screening intervention in primary care. Compared to nonabused women, recently abused women may receive less support from partners but reported comparable levels of support from others. Total protective factors potentially provided a buffer for abused women from developing anxiety and depression but appea less effective at severe levels of lifetime abuse.
ISSN:1077-8012
1552-8448
DOI:10.1177/10778010222183251