TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2022//
TI  - Which aspects of social support enhance positive mental health in the context of intimate partner violence?
JO  - Violence against women
A1  - Pir, Setayesh
A1  - Hashemi, Ladan
A1  - Gulliver, Pauline
A1  - McIntosh, Tracey
A1  - Fanslow, Janet
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - While there is evidence that social support can mitigate mental illness symptoms associated with intimate partner violence (IPV), there is a need to explore if social support can promote positive mental health. In this New Zealand (NZ) population-based study of women who had experienced physical and/or sexual violence (n = 453), structural equation modeling (SEM) showed that most facets of social support (friends, family, and neighbors) had a significant correlation with each dimension of positive mental health, as measured by Keyes' Mental Health Continuum Short Form (MHC-SF). Safety from IPV (no recent IPV experience) is a prerequisite before social support can assist women to attain positive mental health. Further work is required to ensure friends, family, and communities have the knowledge and resources to provide effective social support.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1077-8012
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/10778012221114919
ID  - ref1
ER  -