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Relationships of Depression to Child and Adult Abuse and Bodily Pain Among

Women Who Have Experienced Intimate Partner Violence

Cheryl Koopman

Stanford University

Tasneem Ismailji

Stanford University

Oxana Palesh

Stanford University

Cheryl Gore-Felton

Stanford University

Amrita Narayanan

Stanford University and Pacific Graduate School of Psychology

Kasey M. Saltzman

Stanford University

Danielle Holmes

University of Minnesota

Elizabeth L. McGarvey

University of Virginia

This study investigates whether depression in women who experienced intimate partner violence is associated with having also experienced childhood sexual and physical abuse, psychological abuse by an intimate partner, recent involvement with the abusive partner, and bodily pain. Fifty-seven women who had left a violent relationship with an intimate partner completed measures assessing their demographic characteristics, experiences of abuse in childhood and in their relationship with their intimate partner, and depressive symptoms. Multiple regression analysis showed that women’s depression was significantly greater among those who had experienced childhood physical and sexual abuse, more severe psychological abuse, and greater bodily pain (p < .001), adjusted R2 = .32. These results suggest characteristics that can help to identify abused women who are most at risk for depression, and they suggest specific issues that may need to be addressed in this population.

Key Words: intimate partner violence • depression • sexual abuse • physical abuse • pain

Journal of Interpersonal Violence, Vol. 22, No. 4, 438-455 (2007)
DOI: 10.1177/0886260506297028
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