Citation

Renner LM. Violence Against Women 2009; 15(11): 1380-1401.

Affiliation

University of Iowa. lynette-renner@uiowa.edu.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2009, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1077801209346712

PMID

19809099

Abstract

Guided by the spillover hypothesis and process model of parenting, this study examined relationships between intimate partner violence (IPV) victimization and parenting characteristics among a sample of 1,153 lower-income women. Hierarchical regression was used to investigate a mediational model examining women's self-reports of physical and psychological IPV, depressive symptoms, and parenting stress. Results suggest that depressive symptoms partially mediate the link between a mother's psychological IPV victimization and later self-reported parenting stress. Findings from this study highlight the importance of including maternal psychopathology and other stress and support variables when assessing parenting outcomes among women with histories of IPV.

Language: en