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{"title":"The Relationship Between Childhood Sexual Abuse and Executive Function for Those in Recovery from Opioid Use Disorder: A Brief Report of a Pilot Study.","authors":"Laura Sinko, Paul Regier, Thais Costa Macedo de Arruda, Hasan Ayaz, Subash Aryal, Anna Rose Childress, Anne M Teitelman","doi":"10.1007/s10896-025-00876-3","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10896-025-00876-3","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Both having an opioid-use disorder (OUD) and experiencing childhood sexual abuse (CSA) can significantly impact brain functioning, particularly within the executive system. Little research, however, has teased apart how individuals with compounding experiences may differ in brain functioning and behavior compared to those recovering from OUD alone.</p><p><strong>Aims: </strong>The purpose of this brief report was to understand the relationship between CSA and executive functioning in individuals with OUD.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Participants were recruited from community organizations that serve those in recovery from OUD. Participants completed an in-person survey using an online platform (REDcap) and a series of cognitive tasks using the Penn Computerized Neurobehavioral Battery (CNB). Data from the survey and performance on the CNB were compared between those with and without a history of CSA.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Participants (<i>N</i> = 33) ranged in age from 31 to 60 years old (<i>M</i> = 45.56; <i>SD</i> = 8.67). Individuals with (CSA-Y, <i>n</i> = 20) vs. those without (CSA-N, <i>n</i> = 13) a history of CSA had significantly more mental health diagnoses (x2 = 7.98, <i>p</i> < 0.01) and depressive symptoms (t = 3.1, <i>p</i> < 0.01). The CSA-Y group had fewer correct responses than CSA-N for the Short Penn Line Orientation task (sPLOT, t = 2.5, <i>p</i> = 0.02). There were no other significant differences in the other CNB tasks. Adding depressive symptoms to the model made the CSA / sPLOT relationship non-significant. There was a tendency for depression symptoms to moderate the CSA / sPLOT relationship (change in R² = 0.05, F(1,29) = 3.1, <i>p</i> = 0.09). The CSA-Y group (<i>R</i> = -0.57) had a significant inverse relationship between depressive symptoms and sPLOT correct responses, but the CSA-N group did not.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Those with a history of CSA who are in recovery from OUD may have difficulties with executive functioning, particularly spatial reasoning compared to their recovering peers. The way depression manifests for these individuals is important to consider when designing interventions to support the mental and behavioral health of these populations.</p>","PeriodicalId":48180,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Family Violence","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-04-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13186238/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147983873","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Brief Report: Antecedents of Relationship Dynamics Among Primary Caregivers and Preschool-Aged Children Who Have Experienced Adversity.","authors":"Lindsay Huffhines, Jesse L Coe, Ronald Seifer, Audrey R Tyrka, Stephanie H Parade","doi":"10.1007/s10896-025-00833-0","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10896-025-00833-0","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>Early childhood adversity is linked with health problems across the lifespan; however, a healthy, adaptive relationship with caregiver(s) can foster resilience. Little is known about what aspects of the family context may be influential in shaping parent-child relationship dynamics, particularly for families experiencing adversity. In this brief report, we tested the association of two potential predictors (child temperament and quality of the home environment) and observed parent-child relationship dynamics (parent-child cohesion, enmeshment, and disengagement).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Participants in this multimethod (observational assessment, parent-report survey, semi-structured interview, child protection records) study included 274 preschool-aged children (<i>M</i> age = 50.86 months) with and without child welfare-substantiated maltreatment (52% with documented case of moderate-severe maltreatment) and their primary caregivers assessed at two timepoints spaced 6 months apart. Structural equation modeling was used to estimate associations between child dysregulated temperament, quality of the home environment, and parent-child relationship dynamics (parent-child cohesion, enmeshment, and disengagement) both concurrently (baseline) and prospectively (6 months later).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Results of structural equation modeling showed: (a) higher child dysregulated temperament predicted lower parent-child cohesion 6 months later (controlling for baseline), and (b) higher quality home environment predicted higher parent-child cohesion and lower parent-child disengagement at baseline and 6 months later (controlling for baseline). Neither child temperament nor quality of the home environment predicted parent-child enmeshment at either timepoint.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Findings may help inform preventive interventions designed to promote healthy parent-child relationship dynamics among families experiencing significant adversity.</p>","PeriodicalId":48180,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Family Violence","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-02-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12463303/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145187233","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Patterns of Childhood Maltreatment and Intimate Partner Violence: Associations with Prenatal Depression and Anxiety.","authors":"Victoria M Atzl, Justin Russotti, LaShauna Porter, Elizabeth D Handley, Jody T Manly, Sheree L Toth","doi":"10.1007/s10896-025-00829-w","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10896-025-00829-w","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>Childhood maltreatment (CM) and intimate partner violence (IPV) are two deleterious relational experiences that have significant negative consequences during the prenatal period. The current study had two aims: a) use person-centered analyses to identify classes of pregnant individuals based on exposure to different types of CM and IPV and b) examine the associations between patterns of CM, IPV, prenatal anxiety and prenatal depression symptoms.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Participants were a majority Black sample of 222 pregnant individuals who completed self-report measures of CM, IPV in the last year, depression and anxiety. A latent class analysis was conducted to identify patterns of CM and IPV followed by regression analyses to examine associations with prenatal depression and anxiety.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Four classes of CM and IPV were identified: \"no CM,\" \"minor CM,\" \"pervasive CM,\" and \"CM & IPV.\" The \"CM & IPV\" class had significantly higher levels of depression symptoms than all other classes, including the \"pervasive CM\" class. Both the \"CM & IPV\" class and the \"pervasive CM\" class had significantly higher anxiety symptoms than the other two classes.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Results suggest that associations between patterns of CM and IPV and mental health during pregnancy are outcome specific and may differ depending on the psychopathology symptoms being assessed. Results can be harnessed by clinicians and policy makers to identify those at risk for psychopathology during the prenatal period.</p>","PeriodicalId":48180,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Family Violence","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-02-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12396842/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144974475","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Approval of Parent-Child Aggression as a Mediator of Intergenerational Child Abuse Risk: An Evaluation of Racial Differences.","authors":"Casie H Morgan, Christina M Rodriguez, Doris F Pu, Zoe O Elkins","doi":"10.1007/s10896-024-00799-5","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10896-024-00799-5","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>Personal history of parent-child aggression (PCA) can predict future parenting behavior, but some effects may differ between racial groups. Black parents in the U.S. are more likely to encounter discrimination and personally experience and approve of PCA, which may account for previously reported group differences. This study examined whether personal PCA history predicted later parental child abuse risk mediated by PCA approval across the transition to parenthood, and whether effects differed by race.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Expectant parents (non-Hispanic White sample: 95 mothers with 86 fathers; Black sample: 94 mothers with 85 fathers) participated in a prospective longitudinal study, assessed prenatally and when children were age 6 mo., 18 mo., and four years. Personal history of PCA was assessed retrospectively, PCA approval was evaluated at each timepoint; and abuse risk was assessed as both theoretical abuse risk (an analog task at all timepoints) and actual PCA use (parents' report at the final two timepoints).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Personal PCA history largely predicted PCA approval for Black parents but was inconsistent for White parents. Higher PCA approval predicted abuse risk for both groups but appears to be a more consistent mediator between personal PCA history and abuse risk for Black parents.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Findings suggest PCA approval may perpetuate the PCA cycle but future work needs to consider differential effects by race, socioeconomic status, and age and identify factors that may account for such differences. Abuse preventions should be more intentionally culturally informed to enhance efficacy for communities of color.</p>","PeriodicalId":48180,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Family Violence","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-01-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12352483/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144974485","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The association between childhood sexual abuse and somatic symptoms at midlife: The roles of depression and intimate partner relationship quality.","authors":"Shaddy K Saba, Jungeun Olivia Lee, Ashley N Rousson, Sunghyun H Hong, Todd I Herrenkohl","doi":"10.1007/s10896-024-00800-1","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10896-024-00800-1","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>Childhood sexual abuse is a risk factor for somatic symptoms during adulthood. Mechanisms linking childhood sexual abuse to somatic symptoms are not well known, nor are moderators that buffer the influence of abuse.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The present study utilized path analyses to explore among a sample of middle-aged adults (N = 264) whether childhood sexual abuse was positively associated with increased somatic symptoms, the mechanistic role of depression, and the buffering role of intimate partner relationship quality.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Among the full sample and those with lower intimate partner relationship quality, there was a significant indirect effect of childhood sexual abuse on somatic symptom severity via depression. Among those with high intimate partner relationship quality there was neither a direct nor indirect effect of childhood sexual abuse on somatic symptom severity.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Depression may serve as a mechanism in the transmission of risk from childhood sexual abuse to somatic symptoms at midlife, whereas intimate partner relationship quality may serve as a protective factor.</p>","PeriodicalId":48180,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Family Violence","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-12-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13012663/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147516010","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Safety Planning Interventions for Adults Who Experience Interpersonal Violence: A Systematic Review.","authors":"Beren Crim Sabuncu, Marcos Claudio Signorelli, Dabney P Evans, Eugenia Millender, Josephine Murgor, Brittany Lane, Beth Okantey, Casey Xavier Hall","doi":"10.1007/s10896-024-00770-4","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10896-024-00770-4","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>Safety planning is a tool to minimize the safety concerns of people experiencing violence, predominantly women and within the context of intimate partner violence (IPV). This systematic review aims to examine the state of safety planning and provide an overview of the effectiveness and perceived impact of digital, in-person and hybrid safety planning interventions.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>PRISMA guidelines were used. Reports of primary qualitative or quantitative research assessing any interpersonal violence outcome for adults (exclusively ≥18 years old) experiencing violence were included if conducted between 2012 and 2022. Searches occurred between October and December 2022. Spanish and Portuguese sources were derived from SciElo, French sources from OpenEdition, and English sources from MedLine, PsychINFO, and Academic Search Complete. Risk of bias was assessed. Data were screened by 6 investigators and extracted by 2.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Of the 1,091 appraised studies, 15 were deemed suitable. All interventions centered on IPV, and none addressed other forms of interpersonal violence. Included studies were in English. Studies examined numerous outcomes with inconsistent findings. All hybrid interventions were effective (n=3).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Safety planning can lead to amelioration in multiple domains for IPV survivors. Studies including safety planning in their control conditions might report inaccurate conclusions. IPV research would benefit from expanding study populations to include underserved populations. Hybrid interventions with populations experiencing comorbid conditions offer promise. No clinical trials assessing the efficacy of safety planning interventions for other forms of interpersonal violence were identified. Safety planning regarding other forms of interpersonal violence is in its nascence. (250 words).</p>","PeriodicalId":48180,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Family Violence","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-11-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13419610/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148632379","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Associations Among Emotion Regulation, COVID Stress, Alcohol Use, and Intimate Partner Aggression Among College Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic.","authors":"Julia F Hammett, Brennah V Ross, Anna Peddle, Anna E Jaffe, Jennifer C Duckworth, Jessica A Blayney, Cynthia A Stappenbeck","doi":"10.1007/s10896-023-00601-y","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10896-023-00601-y","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>Intimate partner aggression (IPA) increased after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Following the Vulnerability-Stress-Adaptation (VSA) model, the current study examined associations among emotion regulation (ER) difficulties (an enduring vulnerability), COVID stress (a current stressor), alcohol use (a maladaptive coping strategy), and physical, psychological, and cyber IPA perpetration during the first eight months of the pandemic.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>Participants were 215 college students in current relationships from three universities across the US.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Results of generalized linear models controlling for pre-COVID IPA perpetration showed a main effect of ER difficulties on physical IPA perpetration (<i>b</i> = .56, <i>p</i> < .001), an ER difficulties X COVID stress X alcohol use interaction on psychological IPA perpetration (<i>b</i> = .01, <i>p</i> = .03), and an ER difficulties X COVID stress interaction on cyber IPA perpetration (<i>b</i> = -.02, <i>p</i> = .02). Specifically, when ER difficulties and alcohol use were low, individuals with high levels of COVID stress were at higher risk of perpetrating psychological IPA relative to individuals with low levels of COVID stress. However, the association between COVID stress and psychological IPA perpetration was not statistically significant when ER difficulties and alcohol use were high. Similarly, when ER difficulties were low, individuals with high levels of COVID stress were at higher risk for perpetrating cyber IPA relative to individuals with low levels of COVID stress. However, when ER difficulties were high, the association between COVID stress and cyber IPA perpetration was not statistically significant.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The current findings tentatively implicate COVID stress as a critical correlate of IPA perpetration and suggest that individuals who have fewer existing vulnerabilities (i.e., ER difficulties) and maladaptive processes (i.e., alcohol use) should not be overlooked.</p>","PeriodicalId":48180,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Family Violence","volume":" ","pages":"1545-1556"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11741179/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44623162","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Relationship Functioning Buffers the Impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences on Intimate Partner Violence Among Latino Sexual Minority Male Couples.","authors":"Gabriel Robles, Addam Reynolds, Iris Cardenas, Tyrel J Starks","doi":"10.1007/s10896-023-00618-3","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10896-023-00618-3","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>While associations between adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and intimate partner violence (IPV) have been well-documented, few studies have identified relationship factors that buffer this association. Even fewer studies have examined these relationships among Latino sexual minority men (SMM). To address this gap, we tested a model in which relationship functioning moderated this association in a sample of Latino SMM couples.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Data were collected from 95 couples (190 participants) using a sequential index-partner recruitment design. Actor-Partner Interdependence Models were calculated using generalized estimating equations (GEE).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Among men whose partners scored low on the Revised Dyadic Adjustment Scale, those who reported 1 or more ACEs reported more forms of IPV victimization. In contrast, the association between the actor effect of ACEs and IPV victimization was not significant among those whose partners scored high on the Dyadic Adjustment Scale. In a symmetrical pattern, among men who scored low on the Dyadic Adjustment Scale, those whose partners reported 1 or more ACEs reported more forms of IPV victimization; however, at high levels of self-reported relationship functioning, partner-reported ACEs were relatively associated with fewer reported forms of IPV victimization.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>These results are consistent with the premise that relationship functioning may serve as one source of resilience, attenuating the association between ACEs and IPV victimization among a sample of coupled Latino SMM. We interpret these findings within the larger IPV literature and provide suggestions for IPV prevention program development, with a particular emphasis on reaching Latino SMM.</p>","PeriodicalId":48180,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Family Violence","volume":" ","pages":"1269-1278"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12456626/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47016548","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Child Care Subsidy Generosity and Child Maltreatment: The Moderating Effects of Administrative Burden.","authors":"Eric L Thibodeau, J Bart Klika, Kathryn Maguire-Jack, Yanghyun Park, Catherine A Murphy, Melissa T Merrick","doi":"10.1007/s10896-024-00748-2","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10896-024-00748-2","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>Child maltreatment (CM) (i.e., neglect, emotional abuse, physical abuse, and/or sexual abuse) has profound and wide-ranging impacts on child development. A significant body of literature demonstrates robust links between poverty/financial hardship and risk for CM. The Childcare and Development Fund (CCDF) is the primary federal program which subsidizes child care costs for families, with children under age 13 (under age 19 for special needs), in the United States with lower-incomes. States have considerable discretion in determining policy options which can greatly impact both the generosity and adminstrative burden of the program.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>At the state-level, using a moderated, two-way, fixed-effect approach, we investigate the association between the generosity of CCDF policies (e.g., copayment size, enrollment income, work requirements, etc.) and rates of child maltreatment investigations and substantiations involving children under the age of five. Furthermore, we examine how the effect of the generosity of child care subsidies on child maltreatment depends on the level of administrative burden (i.e., income cliffs and redetermination periods).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In general, as subsidy generosity increases, rates of child maltreatment investigations and substantiations decrease, and these associations are strengthened when administrative burden is reduced.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Adminstrative burdens may diminish the impact that subsidies have on reducing family stress and financial hardship therefore reducing the potential preventive effect subsidies have on abuse and neglect of children, especially those most vulnerable-young children.</p>","PeriodicalId":48180,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Family Violence","volume":"41 ","pages":"161-172"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-09-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13293500/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148333801","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Religious, Practical and Future-Oriented Coping Strategies to End Intimate Partner Violence: An In-Depth Examination of Ultraorthodox Israeli Women’s Narratives","authors":"Anat Vass, Julia Krane","doi":"10.1007/s10896-024-00737-5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10896-024-00737-5","url":null,"abstract":"<h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Purpose</h3><p>Much attention has been devoted to the ways in which women have made sense of, worked through, coped with, and recovered from Intimate Partner Violence (IPV), but the insights of survivors affiliated with religious minorities are scarce. The purpose of this study is to advance understandings and practices concerning the coping experiences of Ultraorthodox women (UJW) survivors of IPV. Using descriptive phenomenological methodology, in-depth semi-structured face-to-face interviews were conducted with 15 Ultraorthodox Israeli women who identified themselves as survivors of IPV.</p><h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Methods</h3><p>The research design and data analysis were inspired by a phenomenological approach to document, analyze, and understand these women’s subjective experiences on this heretofore under-studied topic. Shenton’s four criteria were assessed to promote the current study’s rigor and trustworthiness.</p><h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Results</h3><p>Thematic analysis revealed three core themes and seven related sub-themes: (1) Devoting time to spiritual activities (sub-themes: daily prayers and attending Jewish classes); (2) Finding inspiration in a role model (sub-themes: a woman who survived IPV, a well-appreciated rabbi); and, (3) Planning the future (sub-themes: commitment to a new project, helping other women to cope with IPV, and commitment to the future and well-being of their children).</p><h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Conclusions</h3><p>An integrative synthesis of the findings reveals two distinctive forms of coping: spiritual-based and practical-based coping strategies, that demonstrate the survivors’ multifaceted perceptions and coping narrative with IPV. The strengths and limitations of this study are addressed along with implications for practice and theory.</p>","PeriodicalId":48180,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Family Violence","volume":"6 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2024-09-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142252142","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}