The role of resilience in the relationship between intimate partner violence severity and ICD-11 CPTSD severity.

ABSTRACT: Background: Resilience is a modulating factor in the development of PTSD and CPTSD after exposure to traumatic events. However, the relationship between resilience and ICD-11 CPTSD is not adequately understood in survivors of intimate partner violence (IPV).Objective: The aim of this study is to determine whether resilience has a mediating role in the relationship between severity of violence and severity of CPTSD symptoms.Method: A sample of 202 women IPV survivors completed self-rated questionnaires to assess CPTSD, severity of violence and resilience.Results: Mediation analyses indicated that there was a direct relationship between the severity of violence and the severity of CPTSD symptoms (β = .113, p < .001) and that there was a significantly

SUBMITTER: Fernandez-Fillol C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10763906 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature