Journal
VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
Volume 26, Issue 12-13, Pages 1574-1597Publisher
SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
DOI: 10.1177/1077801219884123
Keywords
intimate partner violence; violence against women; Indigenous women; mental health; trauma; disability; child abuse
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- Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Community University Research Alliance (CURA)
- Alberta Centre for Child, Family, & Community Research
- Alberta Heritage Fund for Medical Research
- TransCanada Pipelines
- Prairieaction Foundation
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Intimate partner violence (IPV), mental health, disabilities, and child abuse history were examined for 292 Indigenous compared with 295 non-Indigenous Canadian women. IPV was assessed by the Composite Abuse Scale and mental health by the Symptom Checklist-10, Center for Epidemiological Studies-Depression 10, the Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Checklist, and Quality of Life Questionnaire. Scores did not differ nor were they in the clinical ranges for the two groups. In a MANCOVA on the mental health/well-being scales, with IPV severity as a covariate, only disability was significantly associated with more severe mental health symptoms. Suggestions for service providers are presented.
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