%0 Journal Article %T Testing posttraumatic stress as a mediator of physical, sexual, and psychological intimate partner violence and substance problems among women %J Journal of Traumatic Stress %D 2009 %A Sullivan, Tami P. %A Cavanaugh, Courtenay E. %A Buckner, Julia D. %A Edmondson, Donald %V 22 %N 6 %P 575-584 %X This study examined whether posttraumatic stress specifically resulting from intimate partner violence (IPV-related posttraumatic stress) mediated relationships between types of IPV and drug and alcohol problems among 212 women currently experiencing IPV. Six-month prevalence was high for drug use (48%) and alcohol use (59%). Structural equation modeling revealed that the frequency of physical, sexual, and psychological IPV were significantly and positively related to greater IPV-related posttraumatic stress, and IPV-related posttraumatic stress was significantly and positively related to drug problems. Further, IPV-related posttraumatic stress mediated the relationships between physical IPV and drug problems and psychological IPV and drug problems. Findings suggest that prevention and intervention efforts targeting posttraumatic stress among IPV-exposed women may reduce drug problems in this population.

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%G en %I John Wiley and Sons %@ 0894-9867 %U http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jts.20474