Violence in Adulthood and Mental Health

Arco, Débora Álvarez-del; Amo, Julia del; García-Pina, Rocío; Garcı́a-Fulgueı́ras, Ana; Rodriguez-Arenas, M. Angeles; Rojo, Vicente; Peral, Domingo Díaz-del; Jarrín, Inmaculada; Fernández-Liria, Alberto; Zunzunegui, Marı́a Victoria; García-Ortúzar, Visitación; Mazarrasa, L.; Llácer, Alicia

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“…The results of this study are in line with those of the previous publications on these population-based samples showing that the psychological violence was the form experienced more frequently, with more than half of those interviewed having reported an experience of this form of violence in the past 12 months in Italy [ 29 , 30 ]. In concert with past research, an unknown person was found to be the most predominant offender among those victimized [ 15 ].…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 91%

“…Indeed, global estimates indicate that about 35% women have experienced either physical and/or sexual intimate partner violence or nonpartner sexual violence in their lifetime [ 31 ]. The findings regarding the higher frequency of violence in women compared to male was observed in previous studies [ 16 , 18 , 29 , 32 ]. This disturbing finding suggests that there is plenty of room for action that should be activated as soon as possible, tailored for reducing this value.…”

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confidence: 75%

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Violence Experience among Immigrants and Refugees: A Cross-Sectional Study in Italy

Napolitano

Gualdieri²,

Santagati

et al. 2018

BioMed Research International

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The objectives of this cross-sectional investigation among a random sample of immigrants and refugees in Italy were to gain an insight into the extent and type of the episodes of violence and to assess their association with different characteristics. Data was collected from September 2016 to July 2017 using a face-to-face structured interview. A total of 503 subjects participated. Overall, 46.5% and 40% of the sample reported having experienced some form of violence in Italy at least once since they arrived and during the last 12 months. Psychological violence was the most common form experienced by 53.2% of the participants, 40.3% experiencing physical violence, 18.9% economic violence, and only 6.5% intimate partner violence. The risk of experiencing at least one form of violence in the last 12 months in Italy was more likely to occur among immigrants who have been in Italy much longer and less likely in those who lived in a camp. The number of episodes of violence experienced since they arrived in Italy was significantly higher in female, in those who have been in Italy much longer and in those who had experienced at least one racially discriminatory episode of violence, whereas those with middle and high school or above educational level and those who did not experience psychological consequences of the violence had experienced a lower number of episodes. These results must be used to strengthen interventions and policies aimed at preventing violence among this population.

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confidence: 91%

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 75%

Violence Experience among Immigrants and Refugees: A Cross-Sectional Study in Italy

Napolitano

Gualdieri²,

Santagati

et al. 2018

BioMed Research International

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“…Another finding was that being foreign-born and experiencing lack of social support were associated with DV exposure, which confirms findings from previous studies. 18 , 26 , 37 The association between being foreign-born and risk of DV has previously been suggested to be explained by social and economic inequalities, 37 but in this study, associations that included the variables social support and financial problems remained in the multivariate analyses. However, stronger associations were found between social support and DV in both sexes and among women, financial problems was also associated with DV.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 74%

Physical domestic violence exposure is highly associated with suicidal attempts in both women and men. Results from the national public health survey in Sweden

Dufort

Stenbacka

Gumpert

2014

The European Journal of Public Health

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Background: Studies on a national level concerning domestic violence (DV) among both men and women are few. DV and its relation to other social and health outcomes within the framework of the Swedish Public Health Survey have remained unexplored. Aim: To compare women and men regarding their social situation and health status in relation to self-reported exposure to physical DV as measured in the Swedish National Public Health Survey. Methods: This study used cross-sectional data from the Swedish Public Health Survey, years 2004–09 with a total sample of 50 350 respondents, of which 205 women and 93 men reported DV exposure. Logistic regression analyses stratified by sex with physical DV exposure as the outcome measure were conducted, and the multivariate models were fitted using the likelihood ratio test. Results: Being foreign-born [women odds ratio (OR) = 1.52, men OR = 1.92] and lack of social support (women OR = 2.81, men OR = 1.92) were associated with DV exposure among both sexes. Higher psychological distress (women OR = 2.81, men OR = 1.92) and hazardous drinking (women OR = 1.61, men OR = 2.33) were also associated with DV exposure. Among women, financial problems were associated with DV exposure (OR = 1.83), whereas among men, sum of medicines used and higher odds of DV were associated (OR = 1.17). Further, suicidal attempts were associated with DV exposure among both women (OR = 5.59) and men (OR = 8.34). Conclusions: In this national survey, prevalence rates of violence exposure were lower than in other studies, but despite this, both women and men exposed to physical DV reported increased odds of having attempted suicide.

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“…Research on gender-based differences in the negative impacts of experience of IV on mental health are inconclusive. While research has shown that women are more likely to suffer from mental health symptoms associated with the experience of violence [ 6 , 40 , 41 ], there are some studies suggesting that the impacts of IV on mental health outcomes do not vary by gender [ 12 , 15 , 42 ]. In contrast, some studies have shown that the impacts of IV on mental health are more pronounced in men [ 13 , 43 ].…”

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confidence: 99%

The relationship between interpersonal violence in adulthood and mental health: a longitudinal study based on the Northern Swedish Cohort

Ziaei

Hammarström

2023

BMC Public Health

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Background Longitudinal studies evaluating the negative effects of exposure to interpersonal violence in the adulthood on the mental health of both women and men are scarce. Using longitudinal data, we evaluated the relationship between the last year experience of violence and functional somatic and depressive symptoms at the ages of 30 and 43 among participants (n = 1006; 483 women and 523 men) in the Northern Swedish Cohort. Further, the relationship between cumulative exposure to violence over a decade and mental health symptoms among participants was evaluated. Methods Participants’ experience of interpersonal violence and symptoms of functional somatic and depressive symptoms were evaluated with standard questionnaires at the ages of 30 and 43. General linear models were used to evaluate the relationship between the experience of interpersonal violence and mental health symptoms among the participants. The interactions between gender and violence on functional somatic and depressive symptoms were evaluated separately, and models in which the interaction was significant, were split by gender. Results We found that the last year experience of violence at the age of 30 was related to current functional somatic symptoms among all participants and depressive symptoms only among men, (β Adj for the experience of any violence among men: 0.21; CI: 0.12–0.29; Vs. among women: 0.06; CI: -0.04-0.16, p for interaction = 0.02). At the age of 43, last year experience of violence was related to both functional somatic and depressive symptoms in both genders. Finally, a cumulative relationship between the experience of violence over time and mental health symptoms was observed in all participants. Conclusions Our findings revealed that while the relationship between the experience of interpersonal violence and mental health symptoms may differ among men and women and with age, the experience of violence can be negatively related to the mental health in both genders.

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Violence in Adulthood and Mental Health

Cited by 8 publications

References 31 publications

Violence Experience among Immigrants and Refugees: A Cross-Sectional Study in Italy

Violence Experience among Immigrants and Refugees: A Cross-Sectional Study in Italy

Physical domestic violence exposure is highly associated with suicidal attempts in both women and men. Results from the national public health survey in Sweden

The relationship between interpersonal violence in adulthood and mental health: a longitudinal study based on the Northern Swedish Cohort

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