Open AccessEffects of intimate partner violence among Seventh-Day Adventist church attendees
Author(s) -
René Drumm,
Marciana Popescu,
Robert C. Kersting
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
critical social work
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1543-9372
DOI - 10.22329/csw.v10i1.5805
Subject(s) - disengagement theory , neglect , spouse , psychology , domestic violence , clinical psychology , social psychology , suicide prevention , psychiatry , poison control , medicine , sociology , gerontology , medical emergency , anthropology
This analysis examines the effects of spouse abuse among a group of conservative Christians, specifically Seventh-day Adventists. The results highlight four broad types of effects associated with abusive behaviors in this sample: emotional disturbance, parental abuse or neglect, suicidal ideation, and spiritual disengagement. The analysis investigates risk factors associated with these effects and finds two primary risk factors – experiencing recent intimate partner violence and having a difficult economic situation. By identifying spiritual disengagement and its related factors, this analysis adds a significant dimension to the literature on the effects of intimate partner violence among religiously affiliated people.