Patterns of Cumulative Abuse Among Female Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence Links to Women’s Health and Socioeconomic Status
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2015
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Violence against women
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Drawing on the Women’s Health Effects Study, a community sample of women (N = 309) who recently left an abusive partner, this study examines patterns of cumulative abuse experiences over the life course, their socioeconomic correlates, and associations with a range of health outcomes. Latent class analysis identified four groups of women with differing cumulative abuse profiles: Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) Dominant, Child Abuse and IPV, All Forms, and All Forms Extreme. We find a relationship pattern between cumulative abuse and socioeconomic circumstances, and significantly worse health outcomes among women with the All Forms Extreme profile. Implications for research and practice are discussed. (Author Abstract)
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child abuse, long term effects, research, domestic violence,
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Davies, L., Ford-Gilboe, M., Willson, A., Varcoe, C., Wuest, J., Campbell, J., & Scott-Storey, K. (2015). Patterns of Cumulative Abuse Among Female Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence Links to Women’s Health and Socioeconomic Status. Violence against women, 21(1), 30-48.