Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptomatology Among Partners of Men in Treatment for Relationship Abuse.

Taft, Casey T.; Murphy, Christopher M.; King, Lynda A.; DeDeyn, Judith M.; Musser, Peter H.

doi:10.1037/0021-843x.114.2.259

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“…Further, the results of this study come to underline that physical damage most often accompanies the attitude of disrespect and humiliation, experiences that are very damaging to the psychophysical health (28). Our findings are in line with the results of studies that report that "complex violence" appears with high frequency in the cases of violence against women who file in court (24,15).…”

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Emotional stability and its relationship with the psychic damage among spanish victims of gender violence

Castillo¹,

Idrissi²,

Arroyo³

2016

Actual. Med.

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La estabilidad emocional y su relación con el daño psíquico en mujeres españolas víctimas de violencia de género ResumenIntroducción: La violencia contra la mujer constituye un problema de salud pública y se ha convertido en una de las principales causas de problemas de salud en las víctimas que la sufren. Se conoce poco sobre los factores de vulnerabilidad ante estas experiencias. El objetivo de este estudio es analizar la estabilidad/inestabilidad emocional como factor clave en la capacidad de afrontar una situación de violencia de género y sus consecuencias sobre la salud física y psíquica de las víctimas. Métodos: Se trata de un estudio trasversal realizado sobre una muestra de 151 mujeres españolas. Las mujeres fueron evaluadas mediante el Cuestionario de Salud General de Goldberg y el Inventario de Personalidad 16PF de Cattell. Resultados: Encontramos una relación significativa entre la estabilidad emocional y la puntuación total del Goldberg y sus cuatro subescalas de síntomas somáticos, ansiedad, adaptación socio-laboral y depresión (p<0.001). Conclusión: Niveles altos de estabilidad emocional podrían indicar fortaleza psicológica y menor vulnerabilidad, pudiendo favorecer que el daño psicológico en la mujer víctima sea menor. AbstractIntroduction: Violence against women is a public health problem and has become one of the main causes of health problems in the victims who suffer. Little is known about the factors of vulnerability to these experiences. Objective: The aim of this study is to analyze the emotional stability/instability as the key factor for coping with a gender violence situation and its effects on the physical and psychic health of the victims. Methods: It´s a cross-sectional study conducted on a sample of 151 spanish women. The women were evaluated using the Goldberg General Health Questionnaire and Cattells 16PF Inventory. Results: Emotional stability was found to have a significant correlation with the Total Goldberg score and with its four subscales of symptoms, anxiety, withdrawal and depression (p<.001). Conclusion: A high emotional stability can be seen as an indicator of psychological strength and less vulnerability, hence less psychological damage of the victim.

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Emotional stability and its relationship with the psychic damage among spanish victims of gender violence

Castillo¹,

Idrissi²,

Arroyo³

2016

Actual. Med.

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“…Consistent with one previous study (Mitchell & Hodson, 1983), relationship abuse frequency was more strongly associated with disengagement coping than engagement coping. Higher levels of each form of abuse were associated with disengagement coping behaviors, and psychological aggression was the strongest unique predictor of disengagement coping A growing literature shows psychological aggression to be a particularly robust predictor of PTSD symptoms among battered women (Arias & Pape, 1999;Dutton et al, 1999;Taft, Murphy, King, DeDeyn, & Musser, 2005). The stronger relationship between psychological aggression and disengagement coping in this study may reflect the particularly damaging effects of this form of abuse on mental health.…”

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Examining the Correlates of Engagement and Disengagement Coping Among Help-Seeking Battered Women

Taft¹,

Resick²,

Panuzio³

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“…A study by Follingstad, Rutledge, Berg, Hause, and Polek (1990) found that 72% of female victims of PA reported that they believed that their experiences of psychological abuse had a greater effect on their mental health than their experiences of physical abuse. In fact, there has been some support for the idea that psychological abuse might be a better predictor of mental disorders than physical abuse (Dutton, Goodman, & Bennett, 1999;Taft, Murphy, King, Dedeyn, & Musser, 2005). Arias and Pape (1999) found in a study of 68 women residing in a battered women shelter that although physical abuse severity and frequency did not significantly predict PTSD, psychological abuse was a significant predictor of PTSD even after controlling for physical violence.…”

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Coercive Control, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, and Depression Among Homeless Women

Levine¹,

Fritz

2016

Partner Abuse

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Intimate relationships involving psychological abuse, particularly those characterized by coercive control (CC), a pattern of behaviors aimed at gaining control over one's romantic partner, have been associated with poorer mental health for victims than among victims of physical partner abuse alone (Johnson & Leone, 2005). This study investigated whether CC predicted posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression above and beyond the effects of childhood maltreatment and frequency and severity of physical partner abuse among a sample of homeless women. This is the first known study to date to investigate the role of CC in the partner abuse experiences of homeless women. Fifty-one ethnically diverse women with a history of partner abuse victimization residing in a homeless shelter in Southwest Ontario, Canada, completed questionnaires assessing partner abuse, CC, depression, and PTSD. As predicted, CC was found to predict PTSD but not depression, after controlling for childhood maltreatment and frequency and severity of physical partner abuse. In addition, women exhibited very high rates of both PTSD and depression. The relation between CC and mental health of victims, particularly the development of PTSD, should be considered in partner abuse prevention programs and interventions. Furthermore, the high rates of psychopathology reported by the women indicate a great need for psychological aid among women residing in homeless shelters.

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Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptomatology Among Partners of Men in Treatment for Relationship Abuse.

Cited by 55 publications

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Emotional stability and its relationship with the psychic damage among spanish victims of gender violence

Emotional stability and its relationship with the psychic damage among spanish victims of gender violence

Examining the Correlates of Engagement and Disengagement Coping Among Help-Seeking Battered Women

Coercive Control, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, and Depression Among Homeless Women

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