Does Job Stability Mediate the Relationship Between Intimate Partner Violence and Mental Health Among Low-Income Women?

被引:35
作者
Adams, Adrienne E. [1 ]
Bybee, Deborah [1 ]
Tolman, Richard M. [2 ]
Sullivan, Cris M. [1 ]
Kennedy, Angie C. [1 ]
机构
[1] Michigan State Univ, E Lansing, MI 48912 USA
[2] Univ Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 USA
关键词
low-income women; intimate partner violence; women's mental health; depression; anxiety; work-benefits framework; job stability; POSTTRAUMATIC-STRESS-DISORDER; AFRICAN-AMERICAN WOMEN; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS; PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS; EMPLOYMENT TRANSITIONS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SINGLE MOTHERS; FIT INDEXES; WELFARE;
D O I
10.1111/ajop.12053
中图分类号
R749 [精神病学];
学科分类号
100205 ;
摘要
Intimate partner violence (IPV) has detrimental consequences for women's mental health. To effectively intervene, it is essential to understand the process through which IPV influences women's mental health. The current study used data from 5 waves of the Women's Employment Study, a prospective study of single mothers receiving Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), to empirically investigate the extent to which job stability mediates the relationship between IPV and adverse mental health outcomes. The findings indicate that IPV significantly negatively affects women's job stability and mental health. Further, job stability is at least partly responsible for the damaging mental health consequences of abuse, and the effects can last up to 3years after the IPV ends. This study demonstrates the need for interventions that effectively address barriers to employment as a means of enhancing the mental health of low-income women with abusive partners.
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