Understanding the experience of psychopathology after intimate partner violence: the role of personality.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To fully understand the dynamics of Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) it is necessary to understand the role of personality. The current understanding of which personality characteristics are associated with IPV victimization is, however, far from comprehensive. Given this gap in the literature, our objective was to examine the associations between the dimensions of the psychobiological model of personality and psychopathological symptoms in women who had experienced IPV.

Methods

Using a case-control design, a group of women who had experienced IPV and who were living in shelters (n = 50) were compared to a group of control women who had not experienced IPV (n = 50). All women completed the Temperament and Character Inventory-Revised and the Brief Symp

SUBMITTER: Moreira PAS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6445246 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature