Citation

Reviere SL, Farber EW, Twomey H, Okun A, Jackson E, Zanville H, Kaslow NJ. Violence Against Women 2007; 13(11): 1113-1129.

Affiliation

Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2007, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1077801207307798

PMID

17951588

Abstract

This study used quantitative and qualitative methods to examine psychological factors that influence links between intimate partner violence (IPV) and suicidality in a sample of low-income African American women. Quantitative results demonstrated greater general coping, more efficacious behavioral strategies in response to IPV, more effective use of resources, greater use of social support, and less substance use among women who did not attempt suicide compared with those who did. Qualitative findings showed that suicide attempters showed less adaptive coping strategies aimed at accommodating the abuser, whereas non-attempters were more focused on strategies that supported leaving the relationship and/or avoiding further harm.

Language: en