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Violence Against Women, Vol. 12, No. 4, 340-354 (2006)
DOI: 10.1177/1077801206287285
© 2006 SAGE Publications

Coping and Violence Exposure as Predictors of Psychological Functioning in Domestic Violence Survivors

Carla S. Lewis

Project Hospitality

Sascha Griffing

Columbia University

Melissa Chu

Urban Resource Institute

Tania Jospitre

Urban Resource Institute

Robert E. Sage

Urban Resource Institute

Lorraine Madry

Urban Women’s Retreat and New Beginnings

Beny J. Primm

Urban Resource Institute

This study examines the differential effects of adult and childhood physical and psychological abuse, abuse-specific coping, and psychological adjustment in battered women seeking emergency shelter. Multivariate regression analyses confirmed the devastating impact of psychological abuse (childhood and concurrent) on battered women’s adjustment. The results corroborated prior research suggesting a cumulative vulnerability to psychological victimization in a substantial proportion of residents. Unexpectedly, frequency of physical violence was unrelated to women’s distress. The study argues that modes of coping traditionally considered adaptive (e.g., engaged, proactive) may be unsafe for battered women and children. The multifaceted nature of survivors’ coping choices is discussed.

Key Words: coping • domestic violence • women


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