Citation

Cannon CEB, Ferreira R, Buttell F, O'Connor A. Violence Against Women 2023; ePub(ePub): ePub.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2023, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/10778012231176205

PMID

37226434

Abstract

This study investigated posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) prevalence among a sample of intimate partner violence (IPV) survivors (n  =  77) who filed for restraining orders in rural Louisiana during the COVID-19 pandemic. IPV survivors were individually interviewed to assess their self-reported levels of perceived stress, resilience, potential PTSD, COVID-19-related experiences, and sociodemographic characteristics. Data were analyzed to differentiate group membership between two groups; non-PTSD and probable PTSD.

RESULTS suggest the probable PTSD group had lower levels of resilience and higher levels of perceived stress compared to the non-PTSD group.

FINDINGS suggest the importance of providing services during disaster to reduce PTSD for IPV survivors.

Language: en

Keywords

resilience; COVID-19; intimate partner violence; posttraumatic stress disorder; disasters