Prior analysis has discovered that the prevalence and severity of intimate companion violence improve in communities experiencing a catastrophe. Much less studied are the associations between intimate companion violence, catastrophe publicity, and psychological well being outcomes following catastrophe occasions.
In a recent issue of the journal Social Work Research, co-published by NASW and Oxford College Press, researchers reveal findings from a research of intimate companion violence following a pure catastrophe. In the study, the authors examined the prevalence of intimate companion violence earlier than and after Hurricane Harvey and the direct and oblique results of threat (i.e., catastrophe publicity, intimate companion violence) and resilience on psychological well being outcomes utilizing structural equation modeling with 382 adults.
Outcomes from the research point out that publicity to Hurricane Harvey was considerably related to threat for intimate companion violence, post-traumatic stress (PTS) signs, and melancholy signs. As well as, intimate companion violence mediated the relationships between catastrophe publicity and PTS and melancholy signs. These findings help the necessity to incorporate intimate companion violence providers and sources into catastrophe psychological well being providers.
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The authors:
- Jennifer M. First, PhD, assistant professor, Faculty of Social Work, College of Tennessee – Knoxville.
- Kristen E. Ravi, PhD, assistant professor, Faculty of Social Work, College of Tennessee – Knoxville.
- Sarah Smith-Frigerio, PhD, assistant professor, Division of Communication, College of Tampa.
- Brian Houston, PhD, professor and chair, Division of Communication, College of Missouri.
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