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Relationships Among Abuse Characteristics, Coping Strategies, and Abused Women's Psychological Health A Path Model

Glennys Parker

The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, Australia

Christina Lee, PhD

University of Queensland, Queensland, Australia, c.lee{at}psy.uq.edu.au

We examined relationships between abuse, coping, and psychological health among 143 women who had experienced abuse in adult relationships. Measures included characteristics of the abuse, problem-focused and emotion-focused coping, Sense of Coherence, and four measures of psychological wellbeing—the SF-36 Mental Component Scale, the General Health Questionnaire, Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression scale, and a measure of perceived negative effects of the abuse. Problem-focused coping was not related to psychological health, and the influence of emotion-focused coping on psychological health was indirect. Sense of coherence had significant direct effects on psychological health. Both emotion-focused coping and sense of coherence were related to aspects of the abusive experience. The concept of sense of coherence has parallels with the recently proposed concept of meaning-focused coping, and the data suggest that finding meaning in adverse events such as abuse is associated with better psychological well-being.

Key Words: coping • coherence • meaning • psychological well-being

Journal of Interpersonal Violence, Vol. 22, No. 9, 1184-1198 (2007)
DOI: 10.1177/0886260507303732
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