Citation

Golder S, Connell CM, Sullivan TP. Violence Against Women 2012; 18(8): 934-957.

Affiliation

1Kent School of Social Work, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2012, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1077801212456991

PMID

23008429

Abstract

Latent class analysis was used to examine patterns of victimization among a community sample of 212 women experiencing intimate partner violence (IPV). Results identified three classes of women characterized by victimization history (recent IPV, childhood victimization); classes were further differentiated by IPV-related posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms, other indicators of psychological distress, and substance use. Differentiating levels of victimization and their associated patterns of psychosocial functioning can be used to develop intervention strategies targeting the needs of different subgroups of women so that mental health and substance use problems can be reduced or prevented altogether. Implications for treatment and future research are presented here.

Language: en