Citation

Yoshihama M, Horrocks J. J. Consult. Clin. Psychol. 2002; 70(1): 205-215.

Affiliation

School of Social Work, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 48109-1106, USA. miekoy@umich.edu

Copyright

(Copyright © 2002, American Psychological Association)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

11860046

Abstract

This study of Japanese American women and immigrant women from Japan investigated the relationship between posttraumatic stress (PTS) symptoms and the perceived abusiveness of partners' emotional and physical violence, with a community-based randon sample. Women who experienced injuries and/or fear for their lives, in addition to partners' emotional and physical violence, had significantly higher PTS symptom counts than those with no lifetime experience of partners' violence. Victimization by nonintimates also increased PTS symptom counts. Satisfaction with social support significantly mitigated the negative effect of childhood abuse for reexperiencing and avoidance symptoms.

Language: en