RT Article
T1 Posttraumatic Growth, Centrality of Event, Trauma Symptoms and Resilience: Profiles of Women Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence
JF Journal of interpersonal violence
VO 37
IS 21/22
A1 Bakaitytė, Aistė
A2 Kaniušonytė, Goda
A2 Žukauskienė, Rita
LA English
YR 2022
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1884146155
AB The current study used a person-oriented approach to investigate (a) potential distinctive groups of women survivors of IPV based on their posttraumatic growth (PTG), centrality of event, resilience, and posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) patterns, and (b) examine the role of sociodemographic (age, education, work status) and violence related (physical and emotional violence, time since last violence episode, psychological help) factors in distinguishing these groups. The study sample consisted of 421 women survivors of IPV, and latent profile analysis revealed four profiles: ?negative impact? (11% of the sample), ?positive growth? (46%), ?low impact? (18%), and ?distressed growth? (25%). Women age, education, received psychological help, frequency of physical and emotional violence, and time since last violence incident significantly distinguished some of the indicated profiles from each other. Findings of this study contribute to the existing literature by identifying different responses to IPV and investigating some of the theoretical assumptions that had not been comprehensively analyzed in the IPV literature. Limitations of the study and implications for future research are discussed.
K1 centrality of event
K1 Intimate Partner Violence
K1 mental health and violence
K1 Posttraumatic growth
K1 Resilience
K1 trauma symptoms
DO 10.1177/08862605211050110