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Intimate Partner Violence and Health: Can Resilience Mediate the Effects?

Jinan Usta¹, Jumana Antoun¹, Afifa Shatila¹

¹Department of Family Medicine, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon.

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Summary

Intimate partner violence (IPV) negatively impacts women's health. Enhancing resilience in IPV survivors can improve physical health outcomes by mediating the relationship between violence exposure and health.

Keywords:

intimate partner violence mental wellbeing resilience women's health

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The Resident-intruder Paradigm: A Standardized Test for Aggression, Violence and Social Stress

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Published on: July 4, 2013

Area of Science:

Public Health
Psychology
Sociology

Background:

Intimate partner violence (IPV) is linked to adverse physical and mental health in women.
Factors bolstering resilience in women experiencing IPV require further investigation.

Purpose of the Study:

To examine factors associated with resilience in women exposed to IPV.
To investigate the mediating role of resilience in the relationship between IPV exposure and physical health.

Main Methods:

A telephone survey was conducted with 242 Lebanese and Syrian women exposed to IPV.
Statistical analyses assessed associations between resilience and various demographic, socioeconomic, and health factors.

Main Results:

Resilience showed positive correlations with age and personal income.
Resilience was negatively associated with household crowding, depression, anxiety, somatic symptoms, PTSD, food/clothing insecurity, and positively with feeling safe and community support.
Resilience significantly mediated the link between IPV exposure and physical health.

Conclusions:

Resilience is a key factor for women exposed to IPV, influencing their physical health.
Interventions aimed at strengthening resilience may mitigate the negative health impacts of IPV.
Community support and personal safety contribute to resilience in IPV survivors.