@article{ref1,
title="The mediating effects of empowerment, interpersonal conflict, and social support on the violence-PTSD process among single mothers",
journal="Canadian journal of community mental health",
year="2013",
author="Samuels-Dennis, Joan and Bailey, Annette and Killian, Kyle and Ray, Susan L.",
volume="32",
number="1",
pages="109-124",
abstract="In this study, data from 181 income-assisted single mothers residing in Ontario, Canada, is used to examine the process through which childhood abuse and intimate partner violence (IPV) affect current post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptom levels. Structural equation modelling is used to examine the mediating effects of empowerment, social support, and interpersonal conflict on the trauma-PTSD process. Empowerment and social support are highlighted as key protective factors that may be compromised by exposure to abuse/violence and interpersonal conflict. Implications include understanding the ways in which women's empowerment may be enhanced particularly in the post-trauma period.  KEYWORDS: post-traumatic stress symptoms, single mothers, predictive and protective factors, empowerment, interpersonal conflict, social support<p />",
language="en",
issn="0713-3936",
doi="10.7870/cjcmh-2013-009",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.7870/cjcmh-2013-009"
}