Citation

Vaeth PA, Ramisetty-Mikler S, Caetano R. J. Interpers. Violence 2010; 25(5): 771-790.

Affiliation

University of Texas School of Public Health.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2010, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/0886260509336957

PMID

19520969

PMCID

PMC2909755

Abstract

This paper examines the relationship between intimate partner violence and depression. A multicluster random household sample of U.S. couples was interviewed as part of a five-year national longitudinal study (response rate = 72%). Depression was assessed with the CES-D. The multivariate analyses for men showed that the odds of depression did not vary significantly by type of male-to-female (MF) or female-to-male (FM) aggression. Men who engaged in infrequent binge drinking, compared to those who never binged, were less likely to be depressed, as were men with greater collective efficacy. For women, the multivariate analysis, showed that FM aggression (psychological: minor and severe, and physical) was associated with a greater likelihood of depression. Exposure to parental violence was also associated with depression. Women may experience depression as the result of psychological and physical aggression even if they are the perpetrators of such aggression.

Language: en