The Role of Social Support on Depression among Vulnerable Caregivers Reporting Bidirectional Physical Violence.

2018

Jane Silovsky
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Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a public health concern found across genders, socioeconomic strata, cultures, and ethnicities. While IPV is traditionally examined from either the victim or initiator role, it is also important to consider relationships in which both partners experience and demonstrate violence. The current study examined the relation between IPV chronicity and depression among 403 female caregivers with young children. Specifically, the current study examined the association between bidirectional IPV and depression. Furthermore, the impact of social support on depression levels among those caregivers was assessed. Results suggest that of those couples who experienced violence, bidirectional IPV was reported significantly more frequently than unidirectional IPV only. No significant differences in depression were found between those reporting bidirectional versus unidirectional IPV. Among those involved in bidirectional IPV, having greater social support was associated

domestic violence, depression and violence, violence exposure, violent offenders, social support

Peer-reviewed publications in scholarly journals submitted

Consumers/Families, Professionals

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