Abstract
This study examined the relations between childhood maltreatment, daily life hassles, and intimate partner violence among
low-income, suicidal, abused African American women (N = 208). Findings indicated a significant association between childhood maltreatment and intimate partner violence, such that
women who experienced childhood maltreatment were more likely to experience intimate partner violence as adults than those
who reported no childhood maltreatment history. Also, results from bootstrapping analyses revealed that daily life stressors
mediated the link between childhood maltreatment and both physical and nonphysical forms of intimate partner violence. These
findings highlight the importance of thoroughly assessing for a history of childhood maltreatment, current intimate partner
violence, and the nature and extent of daily hassles when working with low-income African American women, as well as helping
abused women with a history of childhood maltreatment to cope effectively with the daily life hassles that they encounter.
low-income, suicidal, abused African American women (N = 208). Findings indicated a significant association between childhood maltreatment and intimate partner violence, such that
women who experienced childhood maltreatment were more likely to experience intimate partner violence as adults than those
who reported no childhood maltreatment history. Also, results from bootstrapping analyses revealed that daily life stressors
mediated the link between childhood maltreatment and both physical and nonphysical forms of intimate partner violence. These
findings highlight the importance of thoroughly assessing for a history of childhood maltreatment, current intimate partner
violence, and the nature and extent of daily hassles when working with low-income African American women, as well as helping
abused women with a history of childhood maltreatment to cope effectively with the daily life hassles that they encounter.
- Content Type Journal Article
- Category Original Article
- Pages 1-10
- DOI 10.1007/s10896-011-9398-9
- Authors
- Meghna N. Patel, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Grady Health System, 80 Jesse Hill Jr Drive, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA
- Jeshmin Bhaju, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Grady Health System, 80 Jesse Hill Jr Drive, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA
- Martie P. Thompson, Department of Public Health Sciences, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, USA
- Nadine J. Kaslow, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Grady Health System, 80 Jesse Hill Jr Drive, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA
- Journal Journal of Family Violence
- Online ISSN 1573-2851
- Print ISSN 0885-7482