Intimate partner violence and suicidality in low-income african american women: A multimethod assessment of coping factors

Violence Against Women

Volumn 13, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1113-1129

  Reviere, Susan L ^a   Farber, Eugene W ^a   Twomey, Heather ^a   Okun, Alexandra ^a   Jackson, Emily ^a   Zanville, Holly ^b   Kaslow, Nadine J ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coping; Intimate partner violence; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BATTERED WOMAN; CASE CONTROL STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; PARTNER VIOLENCE; POVERTY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; ANXIETY; BATTERED WOMEN; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; POVERTY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPOUSE ABUSE; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 35448941524     PISSN: 10778012     EISSN: 15528448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1077801207307798     Document Type: Article

References (49)

1. Abbott, J., Johnson, R., Koziol-McLain, J., & Lowenstein, S.R. (1995). Domestic violence against women: Incidence and prevalence in an emergency department population. Journal of the American Medical Association, 273, 1763-1767.
2. Asbury, J.E. (1987). African American women in violent relationships: An exploration of cultural differences. In R. L. Hampton (Ed.), Violence in the Black family: Correlates and consequences (pp. 89-105). Lexington, MA: Lexington Books.
3. Bailey, J.E., Kellermann, A.L., Womes, G.W., Banton, J.G., Rivara, F.P., & Rushforth, N.P. (1997). Risk factors for violent death of women in the home. Archives of Internal Medicine, 157, 777-782.
4. Belle, D. (1990). Poverty and women's mental health. American Psychologist, 45, 385-389.
5. Bergman, B., & Brismar, B. (1991). Suicide attempts by battered wives. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavia, 83, 380-384.
6. Campbell, D.W., Campbell, J., King, C., Parker, B., & Ryan, J. (1994). The reliability and factor structure of the Index of Spouse Abuse with African American women. Violence and Victims, 9, 259-274.
7. Campbell, R., Sullivan, C.M., & Davidson W.S. (1995). Women who use domestic violence shelters: Changes in depression over time. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 19, 237-255.
8. Claerhout, S., Elder, J., & Janes, C. (1982). Problem-solving skills of rural battered women. American Journal of Community Psychology, 10, 605-612.
9. Clements, C.M., Sabourn, C.M., & Spiby, L. (2004). Dysphoria and hopelessness following battering: The role of perceived control, coping, and self-esteem. Journal of Family Violence, 19, 25-36.
10. Clements, C.M., & Sawhney, D.K. (2000). Coping with domestic violence: Control attributions, dysphoria, and hopelessness. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 13, 219-238.
11. Coley, S., & Beckett, J. (1988). Black battered women: A review of the empirical literature. Journal of Counseling and Development, 66, 266-270.
12. Crowell, N. A., & Burgess, A. W. (Eds.) (1996). Understanding violence against women. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
13. Dutton, M.A., Mitchell, B., & Haywood, Y. (1996). The emergency department as a violence prevention center. Journal of the American Medical Women's Association, 51, 92-96.
14. Finn, J. (1985). The stresses and coping behavior of battered women. Social Casework, 66, 107-113.
15. Folkman, S., & Lazarus, R.S. (1986). Stress processes and depressive symptomatology. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 95, 107-113.
16. Folstein, M.F., Folstein, S.E., & McHugh, P.R. (1975). Mini-Mental State: A practical method for grading the cognitive state of patients for the clinician. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 12, 189-198.
17. Folstein, M.F., Folstein, S.E., McHugh, P.R., & Fanjiang, G. (2001). Mini-Mental State Examination. Odessa, FL: Psychological Assessment Resources.
18. Goodman, L., Koss, M., Fitzgerald, L., Russo, N., & Keita, G. (1993). Male violence against women: Current research and future directions. American Psychologist, 48, 1054-1058.
19. Henning, K., Jones, A.R., & Holdford, R. (2005). " I didn't do it, but if I did I had a good reason": Minimization, denial, and attributions of blame among male and female domestic violence offenders. Journal of Family Violence, 20, 131-139.
20. Heron, S.L., Thompson, M.P., Jackson, E., & Kaslow, N.J. (2003). Do responses to an intimate partner violence screen predict scores on a comprehensive measure of intimate partner violence in low-income black women? Annals of Emergency Medicine, 42, 483-491.
21. Hobfoll, S.E., Dunahoo, C.L., Ben-Porath, Y., & Monnier J. (1994). Gender and coping: The dual-axis model of coping. American Journal of Community Psychology, 22, 49-82.
22. Huang, C.J., & Gunn, T. (2001). An examination of domestic violence in an African American community in North Carolina: Causes and consequences. Journal of Black Studies, 31, 790-811.
23. Hudson, W.W., & McIntosh, S.R. (1981). The assessment of spouse abuse: Two quantifiable dimensions. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 43, 873-888.
24. Kaplan, M., Asnis, G.M., Lipschitz, D.S., & Chorney, P. (1995). Suicidal behavior and abuse in psychiatric outpatients. Comprehensive Psychiatry, 36, 229-235.
25. Kaslow, N.J., Thompson, M., Meadows, L., Chance, S., Puett, R., Hollins, L., Jessee, S., & Kellermann, A. (2000). Risk factors for suicide attempts among African American women. Depression and Anxiety, 12, 13-20.
26. Kaslow, N.J., Thompson, M.P., Meadows, L.A., Jacobs, D., Chance, S., Gibb, B., Bornstein, H., Hollins, L., Rashid, A., & Phillips, K. (1998). Factors that mediate and moderate the link between partner abuse and suicidal behavior in African American women. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 66, 533-540.
27. Kaslow, N.J., Thompson, M.P., Okun, A., Price, A., Young, S., Bender, M., Wycoff, S., Twomey, H., Goldin, J., & Parker, R. (2002). Risk and protective factors for suicidal behavior in abused African American women. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 70, 311-319.
28. Lawson, E.J., Rodgers-Rose, L.F., & Rajaram, S. (1999). The psychosocial context of Black women's health. Health Care for Women International, 20, 279-289.
29. Manetta, A.A. (1999). Interpersonal violence and suicidal behavior in midlife African American women. Journal of Black Studies, 29, 510-522.
30. Meadows, L.A., Kaslow, N.J., Thompson, M.P., & Jurkovic, G.J. (2005). Protective factors against suicide attempt risk among African American women experiencing intimate partner violence. American Journal of Community Psychology, 36, 109-121.
31. National Center for Health Statistics. (1997). Vital statistics mortality data, underlying causes of death, 1979-1995. Hyattsville, MD: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
32. Pokorny, A., Miller, B., & Kaplan, H. (1972). The Brief MAST: A shortened version of the Michigan Alcohol Screening Test. American Journal of Psychiatry, 129, 342-345.
33. Rennison, C.M., & Planty, M. (2003). Nonlethal intimate partner violence: Examining race, gender, and income patterns. Violence and Victims, 18, 433-443.
34. Rennison, C.M., & Welchans, S. (2000). Intimate partner violence. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Justice.
35. Roberts, G.L., Lawrence, J.M., O'Toole, B.I., & Raphael, B. (1997). Domestic violence in the Emergency Department: I. Two case-control studies of victims. General Hospital Psychiatry, 19, 5-11.
36. Rogers, B., McGee, G., Vann, A., Thompson, N., & Williams, O.J. (2003). Substance abuse and domestic violence: Stories of practitioners that address the co-occurrence among battered women. Violence Against Women, 9, 590-598.
37. Sharhabani-Arzy, R., Amir, M., Kotler, M., & Liran, R. (2003). The toll of domestic violence: PTSD among battered women in an Israeli sample. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 18, 1335-1346.
38. Skinner, H. (1983). The Drug Abuse Screening Test. Addictive Behaviors, 7, 363-371.
39. Stark, E., & Flitcraft, A. (1996). Women at risk: Domestic violence and women's health. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
40. Sullivan, C., & Rumptz, M. (1994). Adjustment and needs of African American women who utilized a domestic violence shelter. Violence and Victims, 9, 275-286.
41. Sullivan, C.M., Tan, C., Basta, J., Rumptz, M., & Davidson, W.S. (1992). An advocacy intervention program for women with abusive partners: Initial evaluation. American Journal of Community Psychology, 20, 309-332.
42. Sutherland, C.A., Sullivan, C.J., & Bybee, D.I. (2001). Effects of intimate partner violence versus poverty on women's health. Violence Against Women, 7, 1122-1143.
43. Thompson, M.P., Kaslow, N.J., & Kingree, J.B. (2002). Risk factors for suicide attempts among African American women experiencing recent intimate partner violence. Violence and Victims, 17, 283-295.
44. Thompson, M.P., Kaslow, N.J., Kingree, J.B., Puett, R., Thompson, N.J., & Meadows, L. (1999). Partner abuse and posttraumatic stress disorder as risk factors for suicide attempts in a sample of low-income, inner-city women. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 12, 59-72.
45. Varvaro, F., & Palmer, M. (1993). Promotion of adaptation in battered women: A self-efficacy approach. Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, 5, 264-270.
46. Vaux, A.S., Riedel, S., & Stewart, D. (1987). Modes of social support: The Social Support Behaviors Scale. American Journal of Community Psychology, 15, 209-237.
47. Walker, L. (1984). The battered woman syndrome. New York: Springer.
48. Walker, L.E. (1991). Post-traumatic stress disorder in women: Diagnosis and treatment of battered woman syndrome. Psychotherapy, 28, 21-29.
49. Williams, M., Parker, R., Baker, D., Parikh, N., Pitkin, K., Coates, W., & Nurss, J. (1995). Inadequate functional health literacy among patients at two public hospitals. Journal of the American Medical Association, 274, 1677-1682.