RT Article
T1 Unraveling the Links among Witnessing Interparental Conflict, Hopelessness, Psychological Dating Violence Victimization, and Adult Depressive Symptoms
JF Journal of interpersonal violence
VO 38
IS 23/24
SP 12161
OP 12184
A1 Özkan, Hande
A2 Öztemür, Gizem
A2 Toplu-Demirtaş, Ezgi
A2 Fincham, Frank D. 1954-
LA English
YR 2023
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1870086074
AB Witnessing interparental conflict in childhood predicts psychological dating violence victimization (PDVV) in adulthood. As found in previous studies, PDVV and hopelessness are associated with depression. However, the associations among these four variables have not been explored in detail. The present study, therefore, examined the association between perceived interparental conflict and depression in adulthood and whether PDVV and hopelessness might operate as sequential mechanisms accounting for the association. Participants (N = 283; Mage = 23.37 years, SD = 4.04 years) in romantic relationships completed measures of perceived interparental conflict, PDVV, hopelessness, and depression. The perceived interparental conflict was related to PDVV and depression but not to hopelessness in adulthood. Moreover, the association between witnessing interparental conflict and depression was serially mediated via PDVV and hopelessness. The results are discussed in regard to previous research, and their implications for future research are presented.
K1 sequential mediation
K1 psychological dating violence victimization
K1 interparental conflict
K1 Hopelessness
K1 Depression
DO 10.1177/08862605231191215