Hobfoll, Stevan E Hall, Brian J Canetti, Daphna
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One thousand one hundred and ninety six Palestinian adults living in the West Bank, Gaza Strip, and East Jerusalem were interviewed beginning in September 2007 and again at 6- and 12-month intervals. Using structural equation modeling, we focused on the effects of exposure to political violence, psychosocial and economic resource loss, and social s...
Cavanaugh, Courtenay E Messing, Jill T Petras, Hanno Fowler, Barbara La Flair, Lareina Kub, Joan Agnew, Jacqueline Fitzgerald, Sheila Bolyard, Richelle Campbell, Jacquelyn C
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This study examined patterns of nine types of violence against women (VAW) and associated mental health problems. The following self-reported, lifetime violence victimization was examined among 1424 employed women: (1) childhood physical abuse, (2) childhood sexual abuse, (3) physical abuse between parents/guardians during childhood, (4) psychologi...
Kleim, Birgit Ehlers, Anke Glucksman, Edward
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Depression and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are common after trauma, but it remains unclear what factors determine which disorder a trauma survivor will develop. A prospective longitudinal study of 222 assault survivors assessed candidate predictors derived from cognitive models of depression and PTSD at 2 weeks posttrauma (N = 222), and de...
Lamoureux, Brittain E Palmieri, Patrick A Jackson, Anita P Hobfoll, Stevan E
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We examined a dual pathway, longitudinal mediational model in which child sexual abuse (CSA) influences adulthood-interpersonal functioning and sexual risk through its impact on resiliency resources and psychological distress. Women were recruited from two obstetrics and gynecological clinics serving primarily low-income, inner-city women (N = 693)...
Price, Matthew Gros, Daniel F Strachan, Martha Ruggiero, Kenneth J Acierno, Ron
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The lack of social support has consistently been identified as a relevant factor in the development, maintenance, and treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Prospective studies with combat veterans have supported the erosion model of social support in the development of PTSD. This model posits that increased PTSD symptoms lead to dimini...
Brumsey, Ayesha Delany Joseph, Nataria T Myers, Hector F Ullman, Jodie B Wyatt, Gail E
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This study investigated the association between cumulative exposure to multiple traumatic events and psychological distress, as mediated by problematic substance use and impaired psychosocial resources. A sample of HIV-positive and HIV-negative women were assessed for a history of childhood and adult sexual abuse and non-sexual trauma as predictors...
Iverson, Katherine M Bauer, Margret R Shipherd, Jillian C Pineles, Suzanne L Harrington, Ellen F Resick, Patricia A
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The relationship between partner violence and physical health symptoms is well-established. Although some researchers have theorized that the physical health effects of partner violence may be worse for ethnic minority women, there is little research addressing this topic. The current study examined whether African American women demonstrate a diff...
Séguin, Monique Chawky, Nadia Lesage, Alain Boyer, Richard Guay, Stéphane Bleau, Pierre Miquelon, Paule Szkrumelak, Nadia Steiner, Warren Roy, Denise
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In 2006, following the shooting at Dawson College, the authorities implemented an intervention plan. This provided an opportunity to analyze the responses to services offered, and afforded a learning opportunity, which led to the proposal of an extensive multimodal short- and long-term psychological plan for future needs. Both quantitative and qual...
Meston, Cindy M Lorenz, Tierney A
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Physiological responses to sexual stimuli may contribute to the increased rate of sexual problems seen in women with childhood sexual abuse (CSA) histories. We compared two physiological stress responses as predictors of sexual function and satisfaction, sympathetic nervous system (SNS) activation and cortisol in women with (CSA, N = 136) and witho...
Combs, Jessica L Jordan, Carol E Smith, Gregory T
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For some women, the experience of being sexually assaulted leads to increases in externalizing behaviors, such as problem drinking and drug use; for other women, the experience of being assaulted leads to increases in internalizing distress like depression or anxiety. It is possible that pre-assault personality traits interact with sexual assault t...
