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Date Available

7-1-2026

Year of Publication

2026

Document Type

Master's Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Science in Family Sciences (MSFS)

College

Agriculture, Food and Environment

Department/School/Program

Family Sciences

Faculty

Bruce Ross

Faculty

Alexander Vazsonyi

Abstract

The present study examined the relationship between financial abuse and mental health outcomes among women survivors of intimate partner violence (IPV) with particular attention to the roles of perceived financial knowledge and resilience. Guided by the ABC-X Model of Family Stress, this study explored whether these perceived resources function as mediators in the association between financial abuse and symptoms of anxiety, depression, and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Findings indicated that financial abuse was significantly associated with increased psychological distress across all three outcomes. Although perceived financial knowledge and resilience were significantly related to certain mental health outcomes, analyses did not support consistent mediating effects. These results suggest that financial knowledge and resilience may function as independent promotive resources rather than mechanisms that explain how financial abuse influences psychological distress

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

https://doi.org/10.13023/etd.2026.326

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