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Violence Against Women, Vol. 13, No. 11, 1113-1129 (2007)
DOI: 10.1177/1077801207307798
© 2007 SAGE Publications

Intimate Partner Violence and Suicidality in Low-Income African American Women

A Multimethod Assessment of Coping Factors

Susan L. Reviere

Emory University

Eugene W. Farber

Emory University

Heather Twomey

Emory University

Alexandra Okun

Emory University

Emily Jackson

Emory University

Holly Zanville

George Mason University

Nadine J. Kaslow

Emory University

This study used quantitative and qualitative methods to examine psychological factors that influence links between intimate partner violence (IPV) and suicidality in a sample of low-income African American women. Quantitative results demonstrated greater general coping, more efficacious behavioral strategies in response to IPV, more effective use of resources, greater use of social support, and less substance use among women who did not attempt suicide compared with those who did. Qualitative findings showed that suicide attempters showed less adaptive coping strategies aimed at accommodating the abuser, whereas nonattempters were more focused on strategies that supported leaving the relationship and/or avoiding further harm.

Key Words: coping • intimate partner violence • suicide


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