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- Title
Posttraumatic stress disorder and physical health symptoms among women seeking help for relationship aggression.
- Authors
Taft, Casey T; Vogt, Dawne S; Mechanic, Mindy B; Resick, Patricia A
- Abstract
This study examined associations between intimate partner aggression and physical health symptoms among a sample of help-seeking women experiencing relationship aggression (N = 388). Using a structural equation modeling framework, the authors found posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms to fully mediate the associations of both physical and psychological aggression with physical health symptoms. The influence of PTSD symptoms on physical health symptoms was partially mediated by anger/irritability. Results were consistent with studies from other trauma groups suggesting that PTSD is pivotal with respect to explaining the effects of trauma on health.
- Publication
Journal of family psychology : JFP : journal of the Division of Family Psychology of the American Psychological Association (Division 43), 2007, Vol 21, Issue 3, p354
- ISSN
0893-3200
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1037/0893-3200.21.3.354