TY - JOUR PY - 2017// TI - Multiple losses: the psychological and economic well-being of survivors of intimate partner violence JO - Journal of interpersonal violence A1 - Sauber, Elizabeth W. A1 - O'Brien, Karen M. SP - ePub EP - ePub VL - ePub IS - ePub N2 - This study advanced knowledge regarding the mechanisms through which intimate partner violence relates to psychological and financial distress with a sample of diverse low-income women. Data were collected from 147 female domestic violence survivors who were abused by a male partner within the past 6 months. Three hierarchical regression analyses revealed that psychological, physical, and economic abuse were predictive of posttraumatic stress, depression, and economic self-sufficiency among survivors. Guided by the Conservation of Resources Theory, the loss of financial, work, and interpersonal resources also predicted these three outcomes, above and beyond abuse experiences (i.e., economically controlling behaviors, economic sabotage, and interpersonal resource loss were unique predictors). In addition, bootstrap mediation analyses showed that interpersonal resource loss partially mediated the relationship between psychological abuse and mental health outcomes. Together, these findings can be used to inform future interventions to promote the financial and psychological well-being of survivors.

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LA - en SN - 0886-2605 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0886260517706760 ID - ref1 ER -