TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2013//
TI  - The mediating effects of empowerment, interpersonal conflict, and social support on the violence-PTSD process among single mothers
JO  - Canadian journal of community mental health
A1  - Samuels-Dennis, Joan
A1  - Bailey, Annette
A1  - Killian, Kyle
A1  - Ray, Susan L.
SP  - 109
EP  - 124
VL  - 32
IS  - 1
N2  - 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 />
LA  - en
SN  - 0713-3936
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.7870/cjcmh-2013-009
ID  - ref1
ER  -