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Cognitive and coping mechanisms in the interplay between intimate partner violence and depression
Esther Calvete1, Susana Corral, Ana Estévez
1Department of Psychology, University of Deusto, Bilbao, Spain. ecalvete@fice.deusto.es
Abstract:
This study examined the association between intimate partner violence, maladaptive cognitive schemas, coping, and depression in a sample of 298 battered women. The results indicated that maladaptive cognitive schemas were associated with less use of primary and secondary engagement coping, and higher use of disengagement coping. In particular, cognitive schemas reflecting disconnection and rejection accounted for the association between psychological abuse and percentage of disengagement coping. In addition, disengagement coping partially mediated between cognitive schemas and depressive symptoms. Finally, the role of cognitive schemas as personal constraints that affect the choice of coping and the implications for interventions with victims are discussed.
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