Factors related to posttraumatic stress symptoms in women experiencing police-involved intimate partner violence

Janet Sullivan Wilson, Joe F. West, Jill Theresa Messing, Sheryll Brown, Beverly Patchell, Jacquelyn C. Campbell

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Abstract

Relationships among intimate partner violence (IPV), Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) symptoms, health, and danger, using M.A. Dutton's Empowerment framework, were examined among 423 ethnically diverse women in contact with police due to IPV. Significant predictors of PTSD symptoms in multivariate analysis included Danger Assessment score, poor overall health, abuse leading to pain, victim expectations of future injury victimization, feeling unsafe, and shame. Results provide further evidence supporting routine assessment for violent trauma and PTSD as well as the need for research testing holistic interventions for women traumatized by violence.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)E14-E28
JournalAdvances in Nursing Science
Volume34
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 2011
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • PTSD symptoms
  • danger assessment
  • intimate partner violence

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Nursing

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