TY - JOUR
T1 - Prevalence and correlates of suicidal behavior among adult female victims of intimate partner violence
AU - Cavanaugh, Courtenay E.
AU - Messing, Jill
AU - Del-Colle, Melissa
AU - O'Sullivan, Chris
AU - Campbell, Jacquelyn C.
PY - 2011/8
Y1 - 2011/8
N2 - The prevalence and correlates of suicidal threats and attempts among 662 racially and ethnically diverse adult female victims of intimate partner violence (IPV) were studied. One in five women had threatened or attempted suicide during her lifetime. They observed that multiple logistic regression results indicated that women at greater risk of severe or potentially lethal assaults as measured by the Danger Assessment and those who reported having a chronic or disabling illness were more likely to have threatened or attempted suicide. A linear association was found between age and suicide threats/attempts, with younger women having increased odds. Finally, African American IPV victims were less likely to have threatened or attempted suicide as compared to Latina victims. Study implications are discussed.
AB - The prevalence and correlates of suicidal threats and attempts among 662 racially and ethnically diverse adult female victims of intimate partner violence (IPV) were studied. One in five women had threatened or attempted suicide during her lifetime. They observed that multiple logistic regression results indicated that women at greater risk of severe or potentially lethal assaults as measured by the Danger Assessment and those who reported having a chronic or disabling illness were more likely to have threatened or attempted suicide. A linear association was found between age and suicide threats/attempts, with younger women having increased odds. Finally, African American IPV victims were less likely to have threatened or attempted suicide as compared to Latina victims. Study implications are discussed.
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1943-278X.2011.00035.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1943-278X.2011.00035.x
M3 - Article
C2 - 21535096
AN - SCOPUS:80051493714
SN - 0363-0234
VL - 41
SP - 372
EP - 383
JO - Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior
JF - Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior
IS - 4
ER -