Social Support and Self-Esteem Moderate the Relation Between Intimate Partner Violence and Depression and Anxiety Symptoms Among Portuguese Women

Costa, Eleonora C. V.; Gomes, Sílvia Canossa

doi:10.1007/s10896-018-9962-7

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“…Additional stressors also correlate with high indices of impaired mental health, as can be seen in similar results by Ceballo et al (2004) in another Chilean sample. The study also confirmed that high levels of resilience predict low levels of psychological symptoms, as noted in other international studies from countries like Spain, Portugal, and the United States with a sample representing white/European, Caribbean, South Asian and Latin American women (Costa & Canossa, 2018;Crann & Barata, 2015;Fernández-Sánchez & López-Zafra, 2019).…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 86%

Predictive Factors of Mental Health in Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence in Chile

Labra-Valerdi

Moscoso

Sanduvete‐Chaves

2021

J Interpers Violence

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Studies about violence against women specific to the Chilean population are scarce. As a result, government treatment programs lack a local perspective. Predictor variables were analyzed in the mental health of Chilean women who have survived intimate partner abuse. Two hundred and two women who made regular visits to public Women’s Centers participated in the study; on average, they had survived 11 years of abuse. Logistic regression analyses were conducted to determine what variable/s in the history of violence best predicted the mental health variables. Among other protective factors, an increase in both resilience and the time since the last violent episode yielded a reduction in levels of general psychological distress ( B = –1.836, p < .001 and B = 1.117, p < .001 respectively), post-traumatic stress disorder ( B = –1.243, p = .002 and B = 1.221, p < .001 respectively), and depression ( B = –1.822, p < .001 and B = 1.433, p < .001 respectively). The study also noted risk factors such as a high level of additional stressors, which in turn led to increased levels of general psychological distress ( B = 1.007, p = .005), post-traumatic stress disorder ( B = 0.928, p = .013), and depression ( B = 1.061, p = .016). The Women’s Center is the place where women feel most supported. To improve the effectiveness of treatments at these centers and aid in the recovery of women who have suffered from intimate partner violence, the predictive factors significantly related to mental health should be taken into account. This means prioritizing cases where the last episode of violence was more recent, addressing additional stressors, and promoting resilience.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 86%

Predictive Factors of Mental Health in Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence in Chile

Labra-Valerdi

Moscoso

Sanduvete‐Chaves

2021

J Interpers Violence

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“…Relationships with classmates at school protect in the non-physical but more discrete sphere, the emotional one. One of the more common conclusions from previous studies, including those dealing with women experiencing violence in intimate relationships, is that social support prevents or alleviates the psychological effects of being a victim of violence-for example, greater social support reduces depression and anxiety of victims [46]. Conclusions from previous studies show also that social support serves as a mediator of the relationship between dating violence victimization and psychological well-being [47].…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 97%

The Role of School Social Support and School Social Climate in Dating Violence Victimization Prevention among Adolescents in Europe

Jankowiak

Jaskulska

Sanz-Barbero

et al. 2020

IJERPH

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The aim of the article is to show the role of school social support and school social climate in dating violence victimization prevention among adolescents in Europe. Study participants were students from secondary schools (age 13–16) in Spain, Italy, Romania, Portugal, Poland and UK. The analysis in this text concern student with dating experience (n = 993) (57.2% of girls and 66.5% of boys). School social support was measured by School Social Climate, Factor 1 Scale (CECSCE) and by Student Social Support Scale (CASSS), subscales teachers and classmates. The association between school social support and different types of dating victimization (physical and/or sexual dating violence, control dating violence and fear) was measured by calculating the prevalence ratios and their 95% confidence intervals, estimated by Poisson regression models with robust variance. All the models were adjusted by country and by sociodemographic variables. The results show that the average values of all types of social support are significantly lower in young people who have suffered any type of dating violence or were scared of their partner. The likelihood of suffering physical and/or sexual dating violence decreased when school social support increased [PR (CI 95%): 0.96 (0.92; 0.99)]. In the same way, the likelihood of fear decreased when school social climate increased [PR (CI 95%): 0.98 (0.96; 0.99)].There is an association between school social support and school social climate and experiences of being victim of dating violence among adolescents in Europe. Our results suggest that in the prevention of dating violence building a supportive climate at schools and building/using the support of peers and teachers is important.

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“…It seems that a woman’s resilience after the age of 50 is seriously jeopardized by both the deficit of female hormones which have a protective role, and living in adverse family circumstances with an alcohol dependent and violent partner. Some evidences suggest that social support to women can mitigate these effects (Costa and Gomes 2018 ), but it might depend on the empathy and gender norms in a certain society. Future studies and public health concerns should focus more on women in this age group and their health and social needs, especially taking into account that their proportion in the general population will be greater due to negative demographic trends and aging of the population.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Association Between Family Violence, Depression and Anxiety Among Women Whose Partners Have Been Treated for Alcohol Dependence

Dostanic¹,

Djikanovic

Jovanovic

et al. 2021

J Fam Viol

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Social Support and Self-Esteem Moderate the Relation Between Intimate Partner Violence and Depression and Anxiety Symptoms Among Portuguese Women

Cited by 33 publications

References 40 publications

Predictive Factors of Mental Health in Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence in Chile

Predictive Factors of Mental Health in Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence in Chile

The Role of School Social Support and School Social Climate in Dating Violence Victimization Prevention among Adolescents in Europe

The Association Between Family Violence, Depression and Anxiety Among Women Whose Partners Have Been Treated for Alcohol Dependence

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