@article{ref1,
title="Intimate partner violence and its association with mental health problems: the importance of childhood violence - The SAMINOR 2 Questionnaire Survey",
journal="Scandinavian journal of public health",
year="2021",
author="Eriksen, Astrid M. A. and Melhus, Marita and Jacobsen, Bjarne K. and Schei, Berit and Broderstad, Ann-Ragnhild",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="AIMS: This study aims to estimate the prevalence of intimate partner violence (IPV) and its association with psychological distress and symptoms of post-traumatic stress (PTS) among Sami and non-Sami and to explore whether the association between IPV and mental health is modified by exposure to childhood violence (CV). These issues are scarcely studied among the Sami. <br><br>METHODS: This study was based on the cross-sectional SAMINOR 2 Questionnaire Survey, a part of the Population-based Study on Health and Living Conditions in Regions with Sami and Norwegian Populations (SAMINOR). Chi-square tests and two-sample t-tests were used to test differences between groups. Multiple linear regression analysis was applied to explore the association between IPV/CV and continuous scores of psychological distress and symptoms of post-traumatic stress. <br><br>RESULTS: Experiences of IPV (emotional, physical, and/or sexual) were reported by 12.8% of women and 2.0% of men. A significantly higher proportion of Sami women reported exposure to emotional (12.4 v. 9.5%, p = 0.003), physical (11.6 v. 6.9%, p < 0.001), and any IPV (17.2 v. 11.8%, p < 0.001) compared to non-Sami women. There were no ethnic differences in sexual IPV among women (2%). Exposure to IPV was associated with a higher score of psychological distress and PTS and was highest among those exposed to both IPV and CV. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Sami women reported the highest prevalence of IPV. The association between IPV/CV and mental health problems did not differ by ethnicity or gender. The most severe mental health problems were observed for those who were exposed to both IPV and CV.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1403-4948",
doi="10.1177/14034948211024481",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/14034948211024481"
}