Citation

Morris MC, Bailey B, Ruiz E. Violence Against Women 2019; ePub(ePub): 1077801219857829.

Affiliation

Meharry Medical College, Nashville, TN, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1077801219857829

PMID

31359841

Abstract

This longitudinal study examined whether posttraumatic stress and depressive symptoms, posttraumatic cognitions, and ongoing cyberstalking exposures were independently associated with changes in pain outcomes among 82 young adult women with recent exposure to stalking. Multilevel models indicated that higher sensory pain intensity and pain-related interference were associated with more negative cognitions about the self. Higher affective pain intensity was associated with higher posttraumatic stress and depressive symptoms. Cyberstalking exposures were not associated with pain intensity or pain-related interference.

RESULTS reveal persistent pain complaints in recent stalking victims and highlight distinct psychological risk factors for pain intensity and pain-related interference.

Language: en

Keywords

pain; psychosocial risk factors; stalking