Factors Related To Depression and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Shelter-Based Abused Women

In this study, linear mixed-effects regression analyses were used to examine whether sociodemographic variables, abuse-related variables, and well-being variables were associated with symptoms of depression and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in abused women residing in shelters. Results point...

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Published in:Violence against women 2019-03, Vol.25 (4), p.401-420
Main Authors: Jonker, Irene E., Lako, Danielle A. M., Beijersbergen, Mariëlle D., Sijbrandij, Marit, van Hemert, Albert M., Wolf, Judith R. L. M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abused women
Adolescent
Adult
Battered Women - psychology
Battered Women - statistics & numerical data
Crime Victims - classification
Crime Victims - psychology
Crime Victims - statistics & numerical data
Depression - classification
Depression - epidemiology
Depression - psychology
Female
Humans
Intimate Partner Violence - psychology
Intimate Partner Violence - statistics & numerical data
Mental depression
Middle Aged
Migration
Netherlands - epidemiology
Post traumatic stress disorder
Self Efficacy
Self esteem
Sexual abuse
Shelters
Social integration
Social networks
Social Support
Sociodemographics
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic - classification
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic - epidemiology
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic - psychology
Symptoms
Trauma
Variables
Well being
Women
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Summary:In this study, linear mixed-effects regression analyses were used to examine whether sociodemographic variables, abuse-related variables, and well-being variables were associated with symptoms of depression and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in abused women residing in shelters. Results pointed out that symptoms of depression severity were positively associated with migration background and the experience of physical abuse and negatively associated with self-esteem and social support. PTSD symptoms were positively associated with the experience of sexual abuse and negatively associated with self-esteem. Within women’s shelters, staff could be sensitive to improving the social integration of women, especially those with a non-Dutch background, and strengthening the women’s social networks and their self-esteem.
ISSN:1077-8012
1552-8448
DOI:10.1177/1077801218790700