Citation

Jonker IE, Lako DAM, Beijersbergen MD, Sijbrandij M, van Hemert AM, Wolf JRLM. Violence Against Women 2019; 25(4): 401-420.

Affiliation

Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Center, The Netherlands.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1077801218790700

PMID

30124130

Abstract

In this study, linear mixed-effects regression analyses were used to examine whether sociodemographic variables, abuse-related variables, and well-being variables were associated with symptoms of depression and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in abused women residing in shelters.

RESULTS pointed out that symptoms of depression severity were positively associated with migration background and the experience of physical abuse and negatively associated with self-esteem and social support. PTSD symptoms were positively associated with the experience of sexual abuse and negatively associated with self-esteem. Within women's shelters, staff could be sensitive to improving the social integration of women, especially those with a non-Dutch background, and strengthening the women's social networks and their self-esteem.

Language: en

Keywords

PTSD; battered women; depression