RT Article
T1 Which Aspects of Social Support Enhance Positive Mental Health in the Context of Intimate Partner Violence?
JF Violence against women
VO 29
IS 9
SP 1787
OP 1810
A1 Pir, Setayesh
A1 Hashemi, Ladan
A1 Gulliver, Pauline
A1 McIntosh, Tracey
A1 Fanslow, Janet 1965-
A2 Hashemi, Ladan
A2 Gulliver, Pauline
A2 McIntosh, Tracey
A2 Fanslow, Janet 1965-
LA English
YR 2023
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1850867119
AB While there is evidence that social support can mitigate mental illness symptoms associated with intimate partner violence (IPV), there is a need to explore if social support can promote positive mental health. In this New Zealand (NZ) population-based study of women who had experienced physical and/or sexual violence (n = 453), structural equation modeling (SEM) showed that most facets of social support (friends, family, and neighbors) had a significant correlation with each dimension of positive mental health, as measured by Keyes’ Mental Health Continuum Short Form (MHC-SF). Safety from IPV (no recent IPV experience) is a prerequisite before social support can assist women to attain positive mental health. Further work is required to ensure friends, family, and communities have the knowledge and resources to provide effective social support.
K1 New Zealand
K1 positive mental health
K1 Social Support
K1 Intimate Partner Violence
DO 10.1177/10778012221114919