Citation

Weaver TL, Allen JA, Hopper E, Maglione ML, McLaughlin D, McCullough MA, Jackson MK, Brewer T. Health Care Women Int. 2007; 28(5): 478-489.

Affiliation

Department of Psychology, Saint Louis University. St. Louis, Missouri. USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2007, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/07399330701226453

PMID

17469001

Abstract

The relationship between suicide attempts and the experience of intimate partner physical violence has been examined in recent literature. The present study extended this literature by examining the relationship between intimate partner rape and suicidal ideation in a sheltered sample of battered women. Fifty women were recruited from a regional shelter setting for battered women in a Midwestern city in the United States. Fifty-eight percent had experienced intimate partner rape. More than one-third of the sample confirmed experiencing suicidal ideation at least "some of the time" within the past week. Experiencing intimate partner rape was significantly associated with suicidal ideation and symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression. Tests of mediation revealed that both PTSD and depressive symptoms mediated the relationship between intimate partner rape and suicidal ideation.

Language: en