The socioeconomic impact of interpersonal violence on women.

Byrne, Christina A.; Resnick, Heidi S.; Kilpatrick, Dean G.; Best, Connie L.; Saunders, Benjamin E.

doi:10.1037/0022-006x.67.3.362

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“…Battered teenage mothers on welfare who reported higher levels of depression also reported greater levels of economic strain (Kalil & Danziger, 2000). These findings are consistent with other reports that women who are victims of violence are at risk of subsequent disruption in resources such as employment and reduced income following victimization, suggesting that psychological distress may be an underlying mechanism for resource loss in victims of violence (Byrne, Resnick, Kilpatrick, Best, & Saunders, 1999;Monnier, Resnick, Kilpatrick, & Seals, 2002). To date, no studies have investigated the potential mediating effect of psychological distress on economic outcomes among women experiencing intimate partner violence.…”

Section: Effects Of Psychological Distress On the Economic Outcomes Osupporting

confidence: 86%

Longitudinal Effects of Domestic Violence on Employment and Welfare Outcomes

Lindhorst

Oxford

Gillmore

2007

J Interpers Violence

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This study uses longitudinal data spanning 13 years from a study of 234 adolescent mothers to evaluate the effects of cumulative domestic violence on employment and welfare use before and after welfare reform. Domestic violence increased the odds of unemployment after welfare reform, but not before; domestic violence had no effect on welfare use during any time period. Psychological distress after welfare reform was associated with unemployment, but not with welfare outcomes. Thus, the authors found that the direct effect of domestic violence on unemployment is not mediated by concurrent level of psychological distress. The relationship of psychological distress to unemployment exists only for those with a history of domestic violence. Cumulative domestic violence can have negative effects on economic capacity many years after the violence occurs, suggesting that policymakers recognize the long-term nature of the impact of domestic violence on women's capacity to be economically self-reliant.Keywords domestic violence; employment; welfare reform; mental health; adolescent mothers After the passage of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act of 1996 (PRWORA; U.S. Pub. L. , researchers began to document that domestic violence is a serious problem for many women interacting with the welfare system (Tolman & Raphael, 2000). Welfare reform shifted policy priorities from the provision of a basic income floor for poor children and their mothers to a primary focus on moving mothers into the workforce. Although research has indicated that economic hardship is one of the main motivations for remaining with a violent partner (see Anderson & Saunders, 2003, for a review), little is known about the long-term effects of intimate partner violence on women's economic resources, particularly under a new welfare policy regime. For economically stressed battered women, employment may be the road to self-sufficiency and freedom from abuse, or it may be an expectation that cannot be fulfilled because of the violence and its consequences (Brandwein, 1999). At this time, no studies are available that assess the long-term impact of domestic violence on economic outcomes such as employment and welfare use since the passage of PRWORA. Further research has been called for that addresses proximal and distal effects of violence, as well as whether these effects are mediated by the mental health sequelae of abuse ).The present study uses prospective longitudinal data spanning 13 years to evaluate the shortand long-term effects of cumulative domestic violence experienced during the transition from adolescence to adulthood on subsequent employment and welfare use. The data derive from a study of adolescent mothers, a group at high risk for poverty because of their early parenting (Garfinkel & McLanahan, 1994) and at high risk for domestic violence because of their age (Straus, Gelles, & Steinmetz, 1980). We assess work and welfare outcomes before and after the implementation of welfare reform, testing first for the direct ...

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Section: Effects Of Psychological Distress On the Economic Outcomes Osupporting

confidence: 86%

Longitudinal Effects of Domestic Violence on Employment and Welfare Outcomes

Lindhorst

Oxford

Gillmore

2007

J Interpers Violence

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“…Recent research have also indicated that physical assault in adulthood, is a risk factor of women's poverty and makes the victims economically dependent on their partners [31,32,34]. Poverty as a source of daily stress also results in emotional arousal and dysregulation which in turn makes the victims unable to function and causes anxiety [22].…”

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Mental Health Consequences and Risk Factors of Physical Intimate Partner Violence

Delara¹

2016

Ment Health Fam Med

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“…A study of 331 discharged psychiatric inpatients (male and female) found that being an urban resident, using alcohol or drugs, and experiencing transient living conditions before hospitalization were associated with violent victimization (Hiday et al 2002a). Overall, research has shown that being divorced or unmarried, unemployment, ethnic minority status, poverty, homelessness and substance abuse are associated with interpersonal assault in adulthood (Amaya-Jackson et al 1999;Bassuk et al 1998;Byrne et al 1999;Switzer et al 1999). …”

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confidence: 99%

A Cry from the Darkness: Women with Severe Mental Illness in India Reveal Their Experiences with Sexual Coercion

Chandra¹,

Deepthivarma²,

Carey³

et al. 2003

Psychiatry: Interpersonal and Biological Processes

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This study used qualitative research methods to investigate the problem of sexual coercion among female psychiatric patients in India. Consecutive female admissions (n = 146) to the inpatient unit of a psychiatric hospital in southern India were screened regarding coercive sexual experiences. Women who reported coercion (n = 50; 34%) participated in a semi-structured interview to learn more about their experiences. Among these women, 24 (48%) reported that the perpetrator was their spouse, 13 (26%) identified a friend or acquaintance, and 10 (20%) identified a relative such as an uncle or cousin. Most experiences occurred in the women's homes. Thirty of the 50 coerced women (60%) reported that they had not disclosed their experience to anyone, and that they had not sought help. Women revealed a sense of helplessness, fear, and secrecy related to their experiences. The problem of sexual coercion is seldom addressed in mental health care in India; the prevalence and severity of such experiences warrant immediate clinical attention and continued research.

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The socioeconomic impact of interpersonal violence on women.

Cited by 119 publications

References 19 publications

Longitudinal Effects of Domestic Violence on Employment and Welfare Outcomes

Longitudinal Effects of Domestic Violence on Employment and Welfare Outcomes

Mental Health Consequences and Risk Factors of Physical Intimate Partner Violence

A Cry from the Darkness: Women with Severe Mental Illness in India Reveal Their Experiences with Sexual Coercion

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