Extent, Nature, and Consequences of Rape Victimization: Findings From the National Violence Against Women Survey

Tjaden, Patricia; Thoennes, Nancy

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“…Lifetime prevalence rates of physical IPV for women on welfare range from 29 to 74% (Barusch, Taylor, & Derr, 1999;Colten, Cosenza, & Allard, 1996;Lloyd & Taluc, 1999;Tolman & Rosen, 2001), whereas lifetime prevalence rates of physical IPV in the general population range from 22 to 31% (Collins et al, 1999;Klein, Campbell, Soler, & Ghez, 1997;Straus & Gelles, 1990;Tjaden & Thoennes, 2000). Studies also suggest that women on welfare are particularly vulnerable to severe IPV, such as having been punched, kicked, and/or threatened with a weapon (Bassuk et al, 1996;Lloyd & Taluc, 1999).…”

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“…While this relationship has been examined in cross-sectional and longitudinal studies (Browne et al, 1999;Sutherland et al, 2001;Tjaden & Thoennes, 2000;Tolman & Rosen, 2001), associations among lifetime welfare receipt, lifetime experience of IPV, and current health status have been examined less. The temporal relationship between welfare receipt and IPV remains unknown.…”

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“…One of the reasons for this lack of data is that cumulative exposure to IPV is difficult to measure. IPV is often recurrent and persistent; women may experience IPV from multiple partners over their lifecourses (Burgess et al, 1997;Sherman et al, 1991;Tjaden & Thoennes, 2000;Yoshihama & Gillespie, 2002). Several studies have found a strong positive association between the frequency and duration/chronicity of violence and the severity of psychological distress among battered women (Astin, Lawrence, & Foy, 1993;Gelles & Harrop, 1989;Kemp et al, 1991).…”

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“…Previous studies have found significant differences in the rates of IPV among women of different racial backgrounds (Sorenson, Upchurch, & Shen, 1996;Straus, Gelles, & Steinmetz, 1980;Tjaden & Thoennes, 2000). Because of the extremely small number of non-African American respondents, the 40 women who identified themselves as solely African American were included in the analyses.…”

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“…Despite the documented high prevalence of IPV among low-income women (Tjaden & Thoennes, 2000), particularly women on welfare (Riger & Krieglstein, 2000;Tolman & Raphael, 2000), little is known about the temporal relationship between IPV and welfare receipt. Therefore, it remains unclear whether the experience of IPV precedes financial vulnerability and welfare receipt, or vice versa.…”

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Intimate Partner Violence, Welfare Receipt, and Health Status of Low‐Income African American Women: A Lifecourse Analysis

Yoshihama

Hammock

Horrocks

2006

American J of Comm Psychol

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Although the association among intimate partner violence (IPV), welfare receipt, and health status has been well-established, little is known about the temporal sequencing of these events. In a random sample of low-income African American women in an urban Midwestern county, lifecourse data about IPV and welfare receipt were obtained using the Life His- DeMarco, 1988), along with data about mental and physical health status. Controlling for relevant factors, longitudinal analyses found that previous experience of IPV increased women's odds of receiving welfare benefits in a given year, but previous welfare receipt did not. Cumulative IPV, but not cumulative welfare receipt, was associated with current and past-year health problems. These findings are consistent with the hypothesis that IPV leads women to turn to welfare assistance, and that compromised physical and mental health due to past cumulative IPV interferes with women's gainful employment.KEY WORDS: intimate partner violence; health; mental health; welfare; lifecourse.The nested ecological model (Bronfenbrenner, 1979) has been used to understand the relationships among the multiple and interacting personal, situational, and sociocultural factors that contribute to women's experiences, such as intimate partner violence (IPV), welfare receipt, and poor health

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