Unemployment among Women: Examining the Relationship of Physical and Psychological Intimate Partner Violence and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

Autor/inn/en	Kimerling, Rachel; Alvarez, Jennifer; Pavao, Joanne; Mack, Katelyn P.; Smith, Mark W.; Baumrind, Nikki
Titel	Unemployment among Women: Examining the Relationship of Physical and Psychological Intimate Partner Violence and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Quelle	In: Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 24 (2009) 3, S.450-463 (14 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0886-2605
DOI	10.1177/0886260508317191
Schlagwörter	Unemployment; Supported Employment; Violence; Females; Posttraumatic Stress Disorder; Educational Attainment; Employment Programs; Psychology; Psychological Patterns; Poverty; Employed Women; Stress Variables; Predictor Variables; Symptoms (Individual Disorders); California + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Arbeitslosigkeit; Arbeitsförderungsmaßnahme; Gewalt; Weibliches Geschlecht; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Employment program; Employment programme; Employment programmes; Beschäftigungsprogramm; Psychologie; Armut; 'Female employment; Women''s employment'; Frauenbeschäftigung; Prädiktor; Psychiatrische Symptomatik; Kalifornien
Abstract	Prior research has demonstrated that intimate partner violence (IPV) is associated with employment instability among poor women. The current study assesses the broader relationship between IPV and women's workforce participation in a population-based sample of 6,698 California women. We examined past-year IPV by analyzing specific effects of physical violence, psychological violence, and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms as predictors of unemployment. Results indicated substantial rates of unemployment among women who reported IPV, with rates of 20% among women who experienced psychological violence, 18% among women who experienced physical violence, and 19% among women with PTSD symptoms. When the relationship was adjusted for demographic characteristics and educational attainment, PTSD (adjusted odds ratio [AOR] = 1.60; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.22, 2.09) and psychological violence (AOR = 1.78; 95% CI = 1.36, 2.32), but not physical violence, were associated with unemployment. Implications for supported employment programs and workplace responses to IPV are discussed. (Contains 2 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10