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Relationships Between Physical and Non‐Physical Forms of Intimate Partner Violence and Depression among Urban Minority Adolescent Females
Author(s) -
Teitelman Anne M.,
Ratcliffe Sarah J.,
McDonald Catherine C.,
Brawner Bridgette M.,
Sullivan Cris M.
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
child and adolescent mental health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.912
H-Index - 46
eISSN - 1475-3588
pISSN - 1475-357X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1475-3588.2010.00572.x
Subject(s) - domestic violence , depression (economics) , physical abuse , psychology , population , suicide prevention , poison control , injury prevention , clinical psychology , demography , psychiatry , medicine , environmental health , sociology , economics , macroeconomics
Background: Little is known about intimate partner violence (IPV) and depression among low income, urban African American and Hispanic adolescent females. Method: Interviews with 102 urban African American and Hispanic adolescent females examined physical abuse, emotional/verbal abuse, and threats, and their unique and combined associations with depression. Results: One‐quarter of the sample experienced all three types of abuse. Non‐physical forms of IPV were significantly associated with depression. Conclusions: Some urban adolescent females from lower income households experience high rates of IPV. Physical and non‐physical forms of IPV are important in understanding and responding to depression in this population.