The association of intimate partner violence and depressive symptoms in a cohort of rural couples

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• Personal Author:
  Habib L ; Peek-Asa, Corinne ; Renner LM ; Stromquist AM
• Description:
  PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to estimate the prevalence of physical and emotional intimate partner violence (IPV) perpetration and victimization among adult, cohabitating couples. The association between IPV and depressive symptoms, as well as the severity of depressive symptoms, was reported for both males and females. METHODS: In a rural cohort study, 548 couples completed survey items concerning physical and emotional IPV, and mental health. FINDINGS: Males and females who perpetrated physical IPV were 17.7 and 11.5 times more likely, respectively, to also be victims of physical IPV. Male and female perpetrators of emotional IPV were 18.7 and 5.2 times as likely, respectively, to also be victims of emotional IPV. Males and females with IPV histories were 3.0 and 2.4 times more likely, respectively, to have depressive symptoms (P < .001) than those without abuse histories. Females reported higher scores than males on the depressive symptoms index. CONCLUSIONS: This study suggests that many couples in rural areas use physical and emotional violence against each other in their relationships, and that both males and females who report a history of IPV are more likely to report depressive symptoms. These findings support IPV screening for physical and emotional violence among all patients and providing follow-up intervention programs in health care settings. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Aging Demography Mental Health Occupational Health Safety Stress, Psychological Surveys And Questionnaires Violence
• Keywords:
  Abuse Age-groups Author Keywords: Abuse Demographic-characteristics Domestic Violence Emotional-stress Gender Symmetry Mental-health Mental Health Psychological-effects Psychology Questionnaires Rural

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• ISSN:
  0890-765X
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Iowa ; OSHA Region 7
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  50-58
• Volume:
  30
• Issue:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20046081
• Citation:
  J Rural Health 2014 Winter; 30(1):50-58
• Contact Point Address:
  Lynette M. Renner, School of Social Work, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, University of Iowa, 308 North Hall, Iowa City, IA 52242
• Email:
  lynette-renner@uiowa.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2014
• NORA Priority Area:
  Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
• Performing Organization:
  University of Iowa, Iowa City
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20010930
• Source Full Name:
  The Journal of Rural Health
• End Date:
  20270929
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:491eca9b4c2268b67f9524dad01b7627e5c3db7cd8b38b0e63deca26a0e88e98a771de5ffb028bd46bbd29a6b352498880edfceee8f5e502a1d019a537e2226a
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/201253/cdc_201253_DS1.pdf
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