Assessment of intimate partner violence abuse ratings by recently abused and never abused women
Abstract Background There are a paucity of directly reported intimate partner violence survivors’ experiences, especially in women of color. This study measures recently/currently abused women’s ratings of varied abuse events compared to ratings from never abused women. Methods Women in a single, ur...
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| author | Helen E. Straus Elizabeth H. Guonjian Errick Christian Rebecca R. Roberts |
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| description | Abstract Background There are a paucity of directly reported intimate partner violence survivors’ experiences, especially in women of color. This study measures recently/currently abused women’s ratings of varied abuse events compared to ratings from never abused women. Methods Women in a single, urban, public hospital emergency department (ED) were screened for intimate partner violence using the Abuse Assessment Screen (AAS). Two groups were identified - women abused within 1 year by an intimate partner or family member and those who screened negative for abuse. Using a two-group longitudinal survey and interview format, women completed visual analog scale ratings (0–100) for each of 20 abuse events/types. For analysis, each abuse type was placed on the 0–100 scale according to its designated rating. Results Average age of participants in the abuse group (n = 30) was 33. Never abused women averaged age 50 (n = 32). The majority of participants were African-American: abused 67% and never abused 94%. Abused women rated name-calling (p < 0.02) and put-downs (p < 0.01) as more severe than never abused women. Other non-physical and physical forms of abuse such as threats, control, burns or forced sex were perceived more similarly between groups. Conclusions Abused women perceive verbal abuse events differently compared to never abused women. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f9ba3b37951f46e6b8a45f857bde3a212022-12-22T01:31:51ZengBMCBMC Women's Health1472-68742020-08-012011510.1186/s12905-020-01043-0Assessment of intimate partner violence abuse ratings by recently abused and never abused womenHelen E. Straus0Elizabeth H. Guonjian1Errick Christian2Rebecca R. Roberts3John H Stroger Jr Hospital of Cook County, Department of Emergency Medicine, Rush University Medical CenterMedStar Franklin Square Medical Center, Department of Emergency Medicine, Georgetown University School of MedicineJohn H Stroger Jr Hospital of Cook County, Department of Emergency Medicine, Rush University Medical CenterJohn H Stroger Jr Hospital of Cook County, Department of Emergency Medicine, Rush University Medical CenterAbstract Background There are a paucity of directly reported intimate partner violence survivors’ experiences, especially in women of color. This study measures recently/currently abused women’s ratings of varied abuse events compared to ratings from never abused women. Methods Women in a single, urban, public hospital emergency department (ED) were screened for intimate partner violence using the Abuse Assessment Screen (AAS). Two groups were identified - women abused within 1 year by an intimate partner or family member and those who screened negative for abuse. Using a two-group longitudinal survey and interview format, women completed visual analog scale ratings (0–100) for each of 20 abuse events/types. For analysis, each abuse type was placed on the 0–100 scale according to its designated rating. Results Average age of participants in the abuse group (n = 30) was 33. Never abused women averaged age 50 (n = 32). The majority of participants were African-American: abused 67% and never abused 94%. Abused women rated name-calling (p < 0.02) and put-downs (p < 0.01) as more severe than never abused women. Other non-physical and physical forms of abuse such as threats, control, burns or forced sex were perceived more similarly between groups. Conclusions Abused women perceive verbal abuse events differently compared to never abused women.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12905-020-01043-0Intimate partner violenceDomestic violenceAbuse ratingsSurvivor experience |
| spellingShingle | Helen E. Straus Elizabeth H. Guonjian Errick Christian Rebecca R. Roberts Assessment of intimate partner violence abuse ratings by recently abused and never abused women BMC Women's Health Intimate partner violence Domestic violence Abuse ratings Survivor experience |
| title | Assessment of intimate partner violence abuse ratings by recently abused and never abused women |
| title_full | Assessment of intimate partner violence abuse ratings by recently abused and never abused women |
| title_fullStr | Assessment of intimate partner violence abuse ratings by recently abused and never abused women |
| title_full_unstemmed | Assessment of intimate partner violence abuse ratings by recently abused and never abused women |
| title_short | Assessment of intimate partner violence abuse ratings by recently abused and never abused women |
| title_sort | assessment of intimate partner violence abuse ratings by recently abused and never abused women |
| topic | Intimate partner violence Domestic violence Abuse ratings Survivor experience |
| url | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12905-020-01043-0 |
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