Citation

Ornduff SR, Kelsey RM, O'Leary KD. Am. J. Orthopsychiatry 2001; 71(3): 322-331.

Affiliation

Department of Psychiatry, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis 38105, USA. Sornduff@utmem.edu

Copyright

(Copyright © 2001, American Orthopsychiatric Association, Publisher Wiley Blackwell)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

11495334

Abstract

An association between childhood physical abuse and current relationship violence was observed in a sample of 56 young adult women, suggesting that childhood physical abuse may be a unique risk factor for victimization in intimate adult relationships. Aspects of personality and interpersonal functioning that reflect extreme doubt about one's interpretation and understanding of interpersonal events, and an inability to make sensible causal connections between people's thoughts, feelings, and actions largely mediated this link. Implications for intervention and directions for future research are discussed.

Language: en