Citation

Sackett LA, Saunders DG. Violence Vict. 1999; 14(1): 105-117.

Affiliation

Eastern Michigan University, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1999, Springer Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

10397629

Abstract

Battered women receiving either shelter (n = 30) or nonshelter services (n = 30) from a domestic violence agency were interviewed regarding psychological abuse and its aftermath. Four types of abuse were derived from factor analysis: ridiculing of traits, criticizing behavior, ignoring, and jealous control. Sheltered women experienced ridicule and jealous/control more often than nonsheltered women. For the entire sample, ridiculing of traits was rated as the most severe form. Ignoring was the strongest predictor of low self-esteem. Both psychological abuse and physical abuse contributed independently to depression and low self-esteem. However, fear of being abused was uniquely predicted by psychological abuse. Implications for practice and research are discussed.

Language: en