Citation

Teitelman A, Ratcliffe SJ, McDonald CC, Brawner BM, Sullivan CM. Child Adolesc. Ment. Health 2011; 16(2): 92-100.

Affiliation

Center for Health Equity Research, School of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania, Fagin Hall, 2L (rm.244), 418 Curie Blvd., Philadelphia, PA 19104-4217, USA., teitelm@nursing.upenn.edu.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2011, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/j.1475-3588.2010.00572.x

PMID

21617762

PMCID

PMC3100197

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Little is known about intimate partner violence (IPV) and depression among low income, urban African American and Hispanic adolescent females. METHOD: Interviews with 102 urban African American and Hispanic adolescent females examined physical abuse, emotional/verbal abuse, and threats, and their unique and combined associations with depression. RESULTS: One-quarter of the sample experienced all three types of abuse. Non-physical forms of IPV were significantly associated with depression. CONCLUSIONS: Some urban adolescent females from lower income households experience high rates of IPV. Physical and non-physical forms of IPV are important in understanding and responding to depression in this population.

Language: en