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AFFILIA-JOURNAL OF WOMEN AND SOCIAL WORK
Volume 20, Issue 3, Pages 316-328Publisher
SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
DOI: 10.1177/0886109905277751
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domestic violence; family violence; women
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This study examined the nature and extent of domestic violence and its impact on psychosocial functioning among women of different age groups. No differences were found across age groups in the severity of violence, nature of injuries, use of alcohol or drugs at the time of the incident, attribution of blame, likelihood to report violence, or rates of childhood physical abuse and depression. However, the older women were more likely to have experienced violence for a longer time, to be in current violent relationships, and to have health and mental health problems than were the younger women. These similarities and differences are discussed in terms of interventions.
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