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INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE AND NEW-ONSET DEPRESSION: A LONGITUDINAL STUDY OF WOMEN'S CHILDHOOD AND ADULT HISTORIES OF ABUSE

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Ouellet-Morin, Isabelle, Fisher, Helen L., York-Smith, Marianna, Fincham-Campbell, Stephanie, Moffitt, Terrie E., Arseneault, Louise·2015·Depression and Anxiety

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BACKGROUND: Studies indicate that women victims of intimate partner violence are at increased risk for poor mental health. This research disentangled the effect of partner violence on new-onset depression and psychosis spectrum symptoms from effects of child maltreatment and other confounding factors, including substance abuse and antisocial personality. METHODS: Participants were 1,052 mothers involved in the Environmental Risk (E-Risk) Longitudinal Twin Study, a nationally representative cohort of families followed prospectively. To test the directionality of associations between partner violence and depression, only women without a history of depression at the beginning of the study were considered (n = 978). Partner violence and mental health were assessed during face-to-face interviews with women across three time points. RESULTS: Four of 10 women reported being the victim of violence from their partner in a 10-year period. They represent 33% of our cohort and they account for 51% of new-onset depression. These women had a twofold increase in their risk of suffering from new-onset depression once the effect of childhood maltreatment, socioeconomic deprivation, antisocial personality, and young motherhood were controlled. Women who were abused both in childhood and adulthood were four to seven times more likely to suffer from depression than never-abused women. We observed similar associations with psychosis spectrum symptoms. CONCLUSIONS: Women victims of partner violence account for more than their share of depression. Findings strengthen existing evidence that partner violence independently contributes to women's poor mental health. Psychological difficulties among a considerable number of women could be reduced by stopping partner violence.

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Authors
Ouellet-Morin, I., Fisher, H. L., York-Smith, M., Fincham-Campbell, S., Moffitt, T. E., & Arseneault, L.
Affiliations
  • School of Criminology; Université de Montréal; Montreal QC Canada
  • King's College London (GB)
  • MRC Social, Genetic, and Developmental Psychiatry Centre; Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience; King's College London; London UK
  • Duke University (US)
Corresponding author
Arseneault, Louise
Venue
Depression and Anxiety
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2015-02-17
Volume
32
Issue
5
Pages
316-324
ISSN
1091-4269 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2140511145
Cited by
128
References
51
Citations by year
2026: 6 · 2025: 8 · 2024: 10 · 2023: 9 · 2022: 10 · 2021: 14 · 2020: 16 · 2019: 13 · 2018: 12 · 2017: 12 · 2016: 12 · 2015: 6
FWCI
17.56
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Depression and Anxiety (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
  • Research Portal (King's College London) (submittedVersion)
  • Papyrus : Institutional Repository (Université de Montréal) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • Medical Research Council (G9806489, 61002190)
  • Economic and Social Research Council (RES-177-25-0013)
  • National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (HD061298)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Health › Intimate Partner and Family Violence
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child Abuse and Trauma
  • Social Sciences › Demography › Elder Abuse and Neglect
Keywords
intimate partner violence, new-onset depression, child abuse, psychosis spectrum symptoms, women's mental health, antisocial personality, substance abuse, socioeconomic deprivation, young motherhood, Environmental Risk Longitudinal Twin Study
MeSH terms
Intimate Partner Violence, Adult, Child, Child Abuse, Depressive Disorder, Female, Humans, Longitudinal Studies, Middle Aged, Prospective Studies, Risk, Sexual Partners, Stress, Psychological, Violence, Cohort Studies, Substance-Related Disorders, Young Adult

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