@article{ref1,
title="A Comparison Study of Coping, Family Problem-Solving and Emotional Status in Victims of Domestic Violence",
journal="Journal of psychological trauma",
year="2007",
author="Clements, Caroline and Ogle, Richard L.",
volume="6",
number="1",
pages="29-37",
abstract="Domestic violence research has been limited by lack of appropriate comparison groups. In the present study, shelter-living, abused women were compared to community-living, abused women, maritally distressed women, and non-distressed non-abused women on relationship characteristics, emotional status, and family problem solving and coping. Shelter-living abused women reported more physical violence in the past year than community-living abused women. Both abused groups reported higher levels of depression and anxiety than non-abused groups. Community-living women reported greater use of aggressive solutions to family problems than other groups. Differences between community-living and shelter-living abused women point to the utility of including appropriate comparison groups in studies of abused women.<p />",
language="",
issn="1932-2887",
doi="10.1300/J513v06n01_03",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1300/J513v06n01_03"
}