TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2008//
TI  - The physiological and traumatic effects of childhood exposure to intimate partner violence
JO  - Journal of emotional abuse
A1  - Stride, Steve
A1  - Geffner, Robert A.
A1  - Lincoln, Alan
SP  - 83
EP  - 101
VL  - 8
IS  - 1-2
N2  - This study compared the physiological functioning and trauma symptoms of a sample of adult college students who were exposed to intimate partner violence (IPV) as children to a sample physically or sexually abused as children and a sample with no history of abuse. Heart rates, levels of salivary cortisol, and trauma symptoms were measured before a stressor, during a stressor, and after relaxation following the stressor. Repeated measures analysis of variance indicated that there was a strong relationship between childhood exposure to IPV and the development of diagnosable post-traumatic stress symptoms in adulthood. Those exposed to IPV as children also exhibited increased heart rates. Implications for practice and intervention are discussed.<p />
LA  - 
SN  - 1092-6798
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10926790801984507
ID  - ref1
ER  -