TY - JOUR PY - 2016// TI - The association of partner abuse types and suicidal ideation among men and women college students JO - Violence and victims A1 - Wolford-Clevenger, Caitlin A1 - Vann, Noelle C. A1 - Smith, Phillip N. SP - 471 EP - 485 VL - 31 IS - 3 N2 - Despite the well-documented relations between intimate partner violence and suicidal ideation, gender differences regarding the relationships between intimate partner violence types and suicidal ideation are less understood. In addition, few studies have examined the risk that harassment may confer for suicidal ideation in the context of intimate partner violence. This study examined gender differences in the associations of harassment, emotional, and physical intimate partner violence with suicidal ideation in 502 college students, while controlling for the influence of depressive symptoms.

RESULTS indicated that physical abuse, but not harassment or emotional abuse, was associated with increased suicidal ideation in men. In contrast, emotional abuse, but not physical abuse or harassment, was associated with increased suicidal ideation in women. Clinicians should consider potential gender differences in the impact of intimate partner violence on suicidal ideation when assessing suicide risk.

Language: en

LA - en SN - 0886-6708 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1891/0886-6708.VV-D-14-00083 ID - ref1 ER -