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Effects of Intimate Partner Violence on Low‐Income Women's Health and Employment
Author(s) -
Staggs Susan L.,
Riger Stephanie
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
american journal of community psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.113
H-Index - 112
eISSN - 1573-2770
pISSN - 0091-0562
DOI - 10.1007/s10464-005-6238-1
Subject(s) - domestic violence , health psychology , intimate partner , psychology , welfare , occupational safety and health , public health , suicide prevention , poison control , environmental health , medicine , political science , nursing , pathology , law
Rates of both intimate partner violence and poor health are high among low‐income women This paper examines relationships among abuse, health, and employment stability using data from a 3‐year study of over 1000 female welfare recipients in Illinois. Results demonstrate the importance of accounting for both recency and chronicity of intimate partner violence and understanding the mediational role of health in the relationship between intimate partner violence and employment. Chronic intimate partner violence is associated with poor health, whereas recent intimate partner violence is associated with unstable employment. Mediations analyses suggest that health does not mediate the effects of abuse on employment stability over a 3‐year period.