Effects of an intervention program for female victims of intimate partner violence on psychological symptoms and perceived social support
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BACKGROUND: Research has documented severe mental health problems in female victims of intimate partner violence (IPV). Therefore, providing effective treatment is pivotal. Few studies have investigated the effects of intervention programs on reducing the harmful consequences of IPV. OBJECTIVE: The present study examined the effects of a specific three-phase intervention program for female victims of IPV on psychological symptoms (PTSD, anxiety, and depression) and perceived social support. Given that many of the women dropped out before and during the intervention program, potential differences in initial levels of psychological symptoms, perceived social support, as well as descriptive variables were explored between the women who completed the whole program and the groups of women who dropped out prematurely. METHOD: The initial sample consisted of 212 female victims of IPV. Symptoms of PTSD, depression, anxiety, and level of perceived social support were measured with validated scales before the start of the intervention and after completion of each treatment phase. RESULTS: Results showed a significant effect of the intervention program on reducing psychological symptoms and increasing levels of perceived social support. Effect sizes ranged from medium to very high. Significant positive effects were found for each of the treatment phases. There were no significant differences between the women who completed the whole program and those women who dropped out prematurely in terms of initial level of symptoms and perceived social support as well as descriptive characteristics. CONCLUSIONS: Specifically developed intervention programs for female victims of IPV are effective in reducing the harmful personal consequences of IPV. Future studies should consider employing controlled study designs and address the issue of high drop out rates found in intervention studies.
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Social isolation derived from partner violence limits women's supportive network.
“Nevertheless, that support was still not enough for the needs of women, since the social isolation derived from the partner violence limits their supportive network (Hansen, Eriksen, & Elklit, 2014;Morfín López & Sánchez-Loyo, 2015).”
From Comparison of two psychotherapies in cortisol response and their efficacy in reducing symptoms of anxiety and depression in women victims of intimate partner violence (2023) · cites this paper as Hansen, Eriksen, & Elklit, 2014
The background passage (labeled Abstract > Conclusions; page unavailable) says women experiencing intimate partner violence report smaller and less supportive social networks than non-abused women. It does not establish that violence-derived social isolation causes that reduction, so the causal part of the claim goes beyond the passage. (LLM, conf=0.83)
Experimental — accuracy not yet measuredThe Hansen et al. study reported significant changes in PTSD, depression and anxiety symptoms and increased levels of social support, with high effect sizes.
“The study reported significant changes in PTSD, depression and anxiety symptoms and increased levels of social support (high effect sizes);”
From A systematic review of intimate partner violence interventions focused on improving social support and/ mental health outcomes of survivors (2020) · cites this paper as [33]
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MethodPsychological therapies for women who experience intimate partner violence
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- Authors
- Hansen, N. B., Eriksen, S. B., & Elklit, A.
- Affiliations
- University of Southern Denmark (DK)
- Corresponding author
- Hansen, Nina B.
- Venue
- European Journal of Psychotraumatology
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2014-09-12
- Volume
- 5
- Issue
- 1
- ISSN
- 2000-8066 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC4163755
- OpenAlex
- W2150026317
- Cited by
- 61
- References
- 40
- Citations by year
- 2025: 4 · 2024: 7 · 2023: 4 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 7 · 2020: 9 · 2019: 11 · 2018: 9 · 2017: 2 · 2016: 1 · 2015: 1 · 2014: 4
- FWCI
- 3.41
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- European Journal of Psychotraumatology (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion)
- Figshare (submittedVersion, cc-by)
- University of Southern Denmark Research Portal (University of Southern Denmark) (submittedVersion)
- Figshare (cc-by)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Health › Intimate Partner and Family Violence
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child Abuse and Trauma
- Keywords
- intimate partner violence, women victims, psychological intervention program, post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety, depression, perceived social support, treatment discontinuation, mental health outcomes
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