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Battered women's cognitive schemata

M A Dutton1, K J Burghardt, S G Perrin

  • 1School of Psychology, Nova University, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida 33314.

Journal of Traumatic Stress
|April 1, 1994
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Battered women's understanding of violence impacts their core beliefs about safety and self. Assessing trauma's effect on these cognitive schemas is crucial for understanding post-traumatic stress reactions.

Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Trauma Studies
  • Sociology

Background:

  • Domestic violence significantly impacts survivors' psychological well-being.
  • Cognitive schemas, or core beliefs, are shaped by traumatic experiences.
  • Understanding these schemas is vital for effective therapeutic interventions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the relationship between battered women's cognitive schemas and their perceptions of violence.
  • To examine how cognitive schemas relate to post-traumatic stress reactions.
  • To determine if sexual victimization history influences these cognitive schemas.

Main Methods:

  • Seventy-two women from a family violence clinic participated.
  • Cognitive schemas related to safety, self, and others were assessed.

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  • Measures of violence meaning, post-traumatic stress, and sexual victimization history were utilized.

    • Main Results:

    • The perceived meaning of violence explained variations in cognitive schemas.
    • All cognitive schema measures correlated significantly with post-traumatic stress indicators.
    • No significant differences in cognitive schemas were found based on sexual victimization history.

    Conclusions:

    • Cognitive schemas are significantly influenced by the meaning attributed to violence.
    • Core cognitive beliefs are integral to the manifestation of post-traumatic sequelae.
    • Assessing the impact of trauma on cognitive beliefs is essential in clinical practice.