Citation

Prospero M. J. Interpers. Violence 2009; 24(1): 128-146.

Affiliation

College of Social Work, University of Utah, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2009, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/0886260508315778

PMID

18378811

Abstract

The present study tested a section of the model of coercion in intimate partner violence (IPV) by investigating the relationships among coercion, IPV and mental health symptoms. The study's sample consisted of 573 culturally diverse university students (age M = 21.4) who completed a survey that measured past IPV victimization, coercive behaviors, and mental health symptoms. Structural equation modeling analyses revealed that coercion was a stronger predictor of adverse mental health symptoms than was IPV victimization. In addition, the study found that the adverse effect of coercive behaviors on mental health symptoms was stronger among female victims of IPV than among male IPV victims. The results have implications for theory building, future research, and mental health professionals who work with female and male victims of IPV.

Language: en