PTSD Symptoms Among Men and Women Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence: The Role of Risk and Protective Factors

Authors

Ann L. Coker, University of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonFollow
Rebecca Weston, University of Texas at San AntonioFollow
Daniel M. Creson, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Blair Justice, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Patricia Blakeney, University of Texas Medical BranchFollow

Abstract

The purpose of this cross-sectional analysis of the National Violence Against Women Survey was to characterize current symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among 185 men and 369 women survivors of intimate partner violence (IPV). In this subsample, 24% of women and 20% of men had current moderate-to-severe PTSD symptoms. PTSD scores were higher for women than men. Protective factors that appear to increase resiliency of survivors were higher education and income, being currently married, and reporting that IPV had stopped. Higher physical or psychological IPV scores, current depressive symptoms, and the survivor having left the relationship at least once were associated with risk of moderate-to-severe symptoms of PTSD. Protective factors may be used to boost resiliency of IPV survivors and reduce PTSD symptoms.

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2005

Notes/Citation Information

Published in Violence and Victims, v. 20, no. 6, p. 625-643.

Dr. Ann Coker had not been a faculty member of the University of Kentucky at the time of publication.

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

http://dx.doi.org/10.1891/0886-6708.20.6.625

Repository Citation

Coker, Ann L.; Weston, Rebecca; Creson, Daniel M.; Justice, Blair; and Blakeney, Patricia, "PTSD Symptoms Among Men and Women Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence: The Role of Risk and Protective Factors" (2005). CRVAW Faculty Journal Articles. 124.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/crvaw_facpub/124