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Resilience in sheltered battered women
1Department of Family Health Care Nursing, University of California-San Francisco, Box 0606, 2 Koret Way, San Francisco, CA 94143-0606, USA. janice.humphrey@nursing.ucsf.edu
Issues in Mental Health Nursing
|January 30, 2003
Summary
Resilience in battered women is linked to fewer psychological symptoms. Higher resilience scores correlate with lower distress, indicating protective factors against trauma
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Trauma Studies
- Women's Health
Background:
- Battered women often experience significant physical and psychological distress.
- However, some survivors exhibit less severe outcomes despite adverse experiences.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the relationship between resilience and psychological distress in battered women.
- To identify protective factors that may mitigate the impact of trauma.
Main Methods:
- Assessed resilience using the Resilience Scale.
- Measured psychological distress using the Symptom Checklist-90R (SCL-90R), including global measures and subscales.
Main Results:
- Resilience was significantly and inversely correlated with three global measures of distress on the SCL-90R.
- A significant inverse correlation was also found between resilience and five SCL-90R subscales.
Conclusions:
- Resilience appears to be a significant protective factor for battered women, reducing psychological distress.
- Further research into the strengths and resilience of battered women can enhance understanding of trauma responses.