RT Article
T1 A Conditional Indirect Effects Analysis of Intimate Partner Violence, Depression, Social Support, and Race With Alcohol Consumption among Postpartum Mothers
JF Journal of interpersonal violence
VO 40
IS 23/24
SP 5657
OP 5684
A1 Perrotte, Jessica K.
A1 Grigsby, Timothy J.
A1 Cordaro, Millie
A1 Chambless, Sidney
A1 Lee, Jusung
A1 Howard, Jeffrey T.
A1 Howard, Krista J.
A2 Grigsby, Timothy J.
A2 Cordaro, Millie
A2 Chambless, Sidney
A2 Lee, Jusung
A2 Howard, Jeffrey T.
A2 Howard, Krista J.
LA English
YR 2025
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1941541224
AB Alcohol use and alcohol-related mortality for pregnant and postpartum women have increased, and there are racial disparities in both alcohol consumption and pregnancy outcomes. In addition, data indicate that women of Color are more likely to experience many forms of violence and face more adverse consequences from violence than non-Hispanic White women. Therefore, the current study examined how the direct and indirect pathways between intimate partner violence (IPV), depressive symptoms, and alcohol consumption are moderated by both social support and race among postpartum women. In 2022, a cross-sectional survey was administered to participants across the U.S., including 503 postpartum mothers. Participants responded to a survey battery assessing three social support strategies (appraisal support, belonging support, and tangible support), IPV, depressive symptomology, race, and alcohol consumption. A conditional process model was specified to examine the multifaceted direct and indirect relationships between IPV, the three aspects of social support, depressive symptomology, race, and alcohol consumption among postpartum mothers. Postpartum mothers experiencing violence consumed more alcohol, and depressive symptoms partially accounted for this relationship; however, some pathways were conditional upon either social support or race. For instance, women of Color who experienced violence consumed more alcohol than White women who experienced violence. Also, the protective effects of Appraisal Support in relation to depressive symptoms was stronger for White women than women of Color, while higher Belonging Support was more protective against alcohol consumption for women of Color than White women. Each social support approach contributed unique insights into the multidimensional nature of these relationships, shedding light on potential therapeutic targets for prevention–intervention efforts utilizing social support as a key buffering mechanism.
K1 Race
K1 Depression
K1 Social Support
K1 Alcohol
K1 postpartum
K1 Intimate Partner Violence
DO 10.1177/08862605241303959