Paper Title
Intimate Violence and Black Women's Health
Keywords
- intimate violence
- black women's health
- partner violence
- childhood abuse
- sexual abuse
- domestic violence
- health effects
- mental health
- depressive symptoms
- self-esteem
- life satisfaction
- perceived health status
- healthcare quality
- trauma impact
- women's health
- socioeconomic factors
- emotional distress
- abuse history
- relationship difficulties
- psychological well-being
- health disparities
- violence against women
- interpersonal relationships
- public health
- trauma survivors
- racial health disparities
- healthcare access
- intimate partner violence
- mental health outcomes
- social determinants of health
- abuse and well-being
- Intimate Violence
- Black Women's Health
- Domestic Violence
- Intimate Partner Violence (IPV)
- Sexual Violence
- Sexual Assault
- Abuse in Relationships
- Psychological Abuse
- Physical Abuse
- Emotional Abuse
- Coercion
- Power and Control
- Victim Blaming
- Trauma
- Survivor
- Health Disparities
- Health Outcomes
- Reproductive Health
- Mental Health
- Healthcare Access
- Racial Disparities
- Socioeconomic Barriers
- Gender Inequality
- Victim Empowerment
- Crisis Intervention
- Domestic Abuse Survivor
- Stigma in Communities
- Black Women and Trauma
- Intersectionality
- Community Support
- Abuse Recovery
- Domestic Violence Resources
- Safe Housing for Victims
- Healing from Violence
Journal
Black Women's Health
Publication Info
| Pages: 315-348
Published On
October, 2014
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Abstract
After reviewing the literature on health effects of intimate violence, we report secondary analyses of responses of 439 black women who participated in the Commonwealth Fund’s national survey on women’s health. Lower income women were more likely to experience partner violence but not childhood abuse; and income group was related to self-esteem, depressive symptoms, and perceived health status. Childhood physical and sexual abuse and partner violence were intercorrelated; both abuse history and partner violence were related to greater risk for depressive symp toms, lower life satisfaction, and lower perceived health care quality. Partner violence was also related to lower self-esteem and perceived health status. Sexually abused women had more difficulties in interpersonal relationships, including lower perceived health care quality even with self-esteem and depressive symptoms controlled
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