Citation

Beck JG, Clapp JD, Jacobs-Lentz J, McNiff J, Avery M, Olsen SA. Violence Against Women 2014; 20(11): 1321-1337.

Affiliation

University of Washington Medical School, Seattle, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1077801214552855

PMID

25288594

Abstract

This study explored the associations of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), and depressive symptoms with employment, social support, and subjective functioning in 100 women who were seeking mental health assistance after intimate partner violence. Depressive disorders showed significant associations with low levels of social support, diminished self-esteem, reduced quality of life, and elevated negative social problem-solving orientation. PTSD severity was significantly associated with low self-esteem and elevated negative problem orientation, while severity of GAD was only associated with negative problem orientation.

RESULTS are discussed in light of current service models for women who have experienced intimate partner violence.

Language: en