Ethnicity and Risk for Symptoms of Posttraumatic Stress Following Intimate Partner Violence: Prevalence and Predictors in European American and African American Women

Autor/inn/en	Lilly, Michelle M.; Graham-Bermann, Sandra A.
Titel	Ethnicity and Risk for Symptoms of Posttraumatic Stress Following Intimate Partner Violence: Prevalence and Predictors in European American and African American Women
Quelle	In: Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 24 (2009) 1, S.3-19 (17 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0886-2605
DOI	10.1177/0886260508314335
Schlagwörter	Females; Posttraumatic Stress Disorder; At Risk Persons; Gender Differences; Racial Differences; Ethnicity; Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Family Violence; Low Income Groups; Whites; Mental Health; Predictor Variables; Victims of Crime; Depression (Psychology); African Americans; Conflict Tactics Scale; Beck Depression Inventory; Rosenberg Self Esteem Scale + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Weibliches Geschlecht; Risikogruppe; Geschlechterkonflikt; Rassenunterschied; Ethnizität; Psychiatrische Symptomatik; White; Weißer; Psychohygiene; Prädiktor; Victim; Victims; Crime; Opfer; Verbrechen; Afroamerikaner
Abstract	The present study uses a feminist theoretical framework to explore risk factors for the development of posttraumatic stress symptoms following intimate partner violence, with a community sample of 120 low-income European American and African American women. Hierarchical regression analyses were used to examine demographic, violence, and mental health variables that predict posttraumatic stress symptoms. The data reveal that African American women report lower levels of posttraumatic stress symptoms than do their European American peers. This difference was observed despite the presence of more empirically identified risk factors for African American women. Regression analyses show that symptoms of depression increase risk for posttraumatic stress for both groups. However, a difference was observed such that past victimization increase risk for only European American women, whereas amount of psychological violence in the previous year increases risk for only African American women. Potential explanations for observed ethnic differences are offered. (Contains 3 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10