Assessment of intimate partner violence abuse ratings by recently abused and never abused women.
Citation: BMC Women's Health. 20(1):181, 2020 08 17.PMID: 32807147Institution: MedStar Franklin Square Medical CenterForm of publication: Journal ArticleMedline article type(s): Journal ArticleSubject headings: *Domestic Violence/px [Psychology] | *Intimate Partner Violence/px [Psychology] | *Sexual Partners/px [Psychology] | *Spouse Abuse/px [Psychology] | Adult | African Americans | Cohort Studies | Domestic Violence/sn [Statistics & Numerical Data] | Female | Humans | Interviews as Topic | Intimate Partner Violence/sn [Statistics & Numerical Data] | Longitudinal Studies | Spouse Abuse/sn [Statistics & Numerical Data] | Visual Analog ScaleYear: 2020ISSN:- 1472-6874
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BACKGROUND: There are a paucity of directly reported intimate partner violence survivors' experiences, especially in women of color. This study measures recently/currently abused women's ratings of varied abuse events compared to ratings from never abused women.
CONCLUSIONS: Abused women perceive verbal abuse events differently compared to never abused women.
METHODS: Women in a single, urban, public hospital emergency department (ED) were screened for intimate partner violence using the Abuse Assessment Screen (AAS). Two groups were identified - women abused within 1 year by an intimate partner or family member and those who screened negative for abuse. Using a two-group longitudinal survey and interview format, women completed visual analog scale ratings (0-100) for each of 20 abuse events/types. For analysis, each abuse type was placed on the 0-100 scale according to its designated rating.
RESULTS: Average age of participants in the abuse group (n = 30) was 33. Never abused women averaged age 50 (n = 32). The majority of participants were African-American: abused 67% and never abused 94%. Abused women rated name-calling (p < 0.02) and put-downs (p < 0.01) as more severe than never abused women. Other non-physical and physical forms of abuse such as threats, control, burns or forced sex were perceived more similarly between groups.
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