Citation

Calvete E, Corral S, Estévez A. Violence Against Women 2008; 14(8): 886-904.

Affiliation

University of Deusto.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2008, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1077801208320907

PMID

18667404

Abstract

This study examines the role of coping as both a moderator and a mediator of the association between intimate partner violence and women's mental health. A sample of 298 women who had suffered physical aggression completed measures of physical and psychological abuse, coping responses, and symptoms of anxiety and depression. Tests of moderation consistently indicated that coping responses did not moderate the impact of intimate partner violence on symptoms of anxiety and depression, whereas tests of mediation demonstrated that disengagement coping mediated the impact of psychological abuse on distress. Thus, findings support the hypothesis that coping responses are influenced by violence itself and underline the dysfunctional nature of disengagement coping among victims.

Language: en