Do Negative Emotional States Play a Role in the Association Between Intimate Partner Violence and Poor Health-Related Quality of Life in Chinese Women From Low-Income Families?. (December 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Bedford, Laura Elizabeth; Guo, Vivian Yawei; Yu, Esther Yee Tak; Wong, Carlos King Ho; Fung, Colman Siu Cheung; Lam, Cindy Lo Kuen
• Is Part Of: Violence against women. Volume 26:Number 15/16(2020)
• Page Start: 2041
• Page End: 2061
• Publication Date: 2020-12
• Subjects: intimate partner violence -- health-related quality of life -- low-income families; Abused women -- Periodicals; Women -- Crimes against -- Periodicals; Violent crimes -- Periodicals; Femmes victimes de violence -- Périodiques; Femmes, Crimes contre les -- Périodiques; Crimes violents -- Périodiques; 362.8292
• DOI: 10.1177/1077801219892648
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1077-8012

Abstract

A cross-sectional analysis of a dataset of 156 participants in a health assessment program explored whether negative emotional states mediated the association between intimate partner violence (IPV) and health-related quality of life (HRQoL). Compared with IPV screen-negative participants, those who screened positive had significantly lower HRQoL and significantly higher levels of depression, anxiety, and stress. The inverse associations between the presence of IPV and HRQoL were found to be mediated by depression, anxiety, and stress. Therefore, interventions to alleviate negative emotions in women suffering from IPV have the potential to be useful in improving their HRQoL.