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Ethnicity and Risk for Symptoms of Posttraumatic Stress Following Intimate Partner ViolencePrevalence and Predictors in European American and African American WomenUniversity of Michigan, grossmm{at}umich.edu
University of Michigan The present study uses a feminist theoretical framework to explore risk factors for the development of posttraumatic stress symptoms following intimate partner violence, with a community sample of 120 low-income European American and African American women. Hierarchical regression analyses were used to examine demographic, violence, and mental health variables that predict posttraumatic stress symptoms. The data reveal that African American women report lower levels of posttraumatic stress symptoms than do their European American peers. This difference was observed despite the presence of more empirically identified risk factors for African American women. Regression analyses show that symptoms of depression increase risk for posttraumatic stress for both groups. However, a difference was observed such that past victimization increase risk for only European American women, whereas amount of psychological violence in the previous year increases risk for only African American women. Potential explanations for observed ethnic differences are offered.
Key Words: intimate partner violence • ethnicity • posttraumatic stress disorder
This version was published on January
1, 2009 Journal of Interpersonal Violence, Vol. 24, No. 1,
3-19 (2009) |
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