Korbman, Miriam D Pirutinsky, Steven Feindler, Eva L Rosmarin, David H
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Journal of interpersonal violence
Childhood sexual abuse (CSA) is a pervasive problem impacting a broad range of mental health outcomes. Previous research has shown that spiritual and religious (S/R) factors both positively and negatively relate to mental health issues among survivors of CSA, but mediating mechanisms of effect are unclear. The present study examined CSA, anxiety, d...
Xu, Haoran
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Journal of interpersonal violence
This article aims to analyze the emotional injury and behavioral consequences that police officers in China experience after they have been violently attacked (e.g., when police are victims of violent crimes). The analysis was based on self-narration from police officers who were victimized (from here "police victims"). First, the study explored th...
Shaver, Nicole Michaelson, Valerie Pickett, William
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Journal of interpersonal violence
It has long been established that bullying has many negative impacts on the mental health of adolescents. Young people who are victimized by bullying may cope by drawing on available assets to protect themselves from harm. One such asset with ancient roots but with the potential for contemporary application is the concept of spiritual health-the id...
Kassas, Sara Abdelnour, Nay Makhoul, Jihad
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Journal of interpersonal violence
Domestic violence (DV) is described as a major public health issue that negatively affects women's physical, mental, reproductive, and sexual health. In Lebanon, there are 18 religious sects that are allowed by the Lebanese constitution to manage their own affairs, judge, legislate, and issue rulings. These laws discriminate against married women a...
Johnson, Shannon
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Journal of interpersonal violence
A survey study was conducted as the second phase of a sequential mixed-methods study of spiritual change after the homicide of a loved one. The purpose of the study was to test the Theory of Post-Homicide Spiritual Change (Theory of PHSC), which emerged in Phase 1 of the larger study. The formulation of survey research questions and hypotheses was ...
Quintana-Orts, Cirenia Rey, Lourdes Worthington, Everett L Jr
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Trauma, violence & abuse
The study of bullying in adolescence has received increased attention over the past several decades. A growing body of research highlights the role of forgiveness and its association with aggression. In this article, we systematically review published studies on the association among online and traditional bullying and forgiveness in adolescents. S...
Cárdenas-Castro, Manuel Faúndez-Abarca, Ximena Arancibia-Martini, Héctor Ceruti-Mahn, Cristián
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Journal of interpersonal violence
The present study explores reports of growth in survivors and family members of victims of state terrorism (N = 254) in Chile from 1973 to 1990. The results indicate the presence of reports of posttraumatic growth (M = 4.69) and a positive and statistically significant correlation with variables related to the life impact of the stressful events (r...
Lynch, Kellie R Renzetti, Claire M
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Journal of interpersonal violence
Research suggests that the relationship between alcohol use and intimate partner violence (IPV) is moderated by a range of other factors. Therefore, we investigated the relationship between alcohol use, hostile sexism, and religious self-regulation with perpetration. Using a national sample of 255 men, we found that hostile sexism was associated wi...
Wangel, Anne-Marie Ouis, Pernilla
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Journal of interpersonal violence
The use of validated instruments and questionnaires on abuse is of great importance to evaluate and compare the prevalence in different populations worldwide. However, most of the questionnaires available and published are in English. For example, the NorVold Abuse Questionnaire (NorAQ) instrument which was used for the Bidens study in six European...
Cárdenas Castro, Manuel Arnoso Martínez, Maitane Faúndez Abarca, Ximena
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Journal of interpersonal violence
This study examines the role of coping strategies related to positive reappraisal versus other cognitive strategies (deliberate rumination) as mediators between life impact and posttraumatic growth in survivors of the military dictatorship in Chile between 1973 and 1990 (tortured political prisoners and family members of political prisoners execute...
