TY - UNPB
T1 - Associations between intimate partner violence and mental health in German men and women
T2 - a cross-sectional analysis of the German health interview and examination survey for adults (DEGS1)
AU - Graßkemper, Lena
AU - Costa, Diogo
PY - 2021/12/21
Y1 - 2021/12/21
N2 - This work explores the cross-sectional associations between Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) and anxiety, depressive symptoms, stress symptoms, and health-related quality of life (HRQoL), in a representative sample of German adult men (n=2,789) and women (n=3,149), and considers their involvement as victims or perpetrators of physical and psychological IPV. In this sample, physical IPV victimization was associated with anxiety and stress among men. Psychological IPV victimization was associated with depression among men, and with stress among both sexes. Physical IPV perpetration was significantly associated only with women’s depressive and stress symptoms. Psychological IPV perpetration was associated with stress for both men and women. The mental component of HRQoL was significantly lower for men and women involved in any type of IPV. These results support the need to consider the mental health consequences of IPV involvement for both men and women.
AB - This work explores the cross-sectional associations between Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) and anxiety, depressive symptoms, stress symptoms, and health-related quality of life (HRQoL), in a representative sample of German adult men (n=2,789) and women (n=3,149), and considers their involvement as victims or perpetrators of physical and psychological IPV. In this sample, physical IPV victimization was associated with anxiety and stress among men. Psychological IPV victimization was associated with depression among men, and with stress among both sexes. Physical IPV perpetration was significantly associated only with women’s depressive and stress symptoms. Psychological IPV perpetration was associated with stress for both men and women. The mental component of HRQoL was significantly lower for men and women involved in any type of IPV. These results support the need to consider the mental health consequences of IPV involvement for both men and women.
KW - intimate partner violence
KW - Mental health
KW - Depression
KW - Anxiety
KW - Stress
KW - Quality of life
KW - Germany
U2 - 10.1101/2021.12.20.21268089
DO - 10.1101/2021.12.20.21268089
M3 - Preprint
SP - 1
EP - 37
BT - Associations between intimate partner violence and mental health in German men and women
PB - medRxiv
ER -
