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The moderating effect of women's alcohol misuse on the relationship between intimate partner violence victimization and postpartum depression

Year: 2014

Type: article

Abstract: BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: We examined the moderating effect of women's alcohol misuse on the relationship between intimate partner violence (IPV) victimization and postpartum depression. METHODS: Self-report data were collected from 122 women. Analyses controlled for women's baseline depression severity and partner alcohol misuse. RESULTS: Women's alcohol misuse moderated the relationship between psychological IPV victimization and postpartum depression only at high levels of the moderator. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS: Findings highlight the mental health risk posed by the combination of psychological IPV and alcohol misuse postpartum. SCIENTIFIC SIGNIFICANCE: Findings emphasize the need to investigate the understudied topic of women's postpartum alcohol misuse.

Source: American Journal on Addictions

DOI: 10.1111/j.1521-0391.2014.12137.x

Authors: Julianne C. Hellmuth, Kristina Coop Gordon, Todd M. Moore, Gregory L. Stuart

Institutions: Medical University of South Carolina, University of Tennessee at Knoxville

Language: English

Topic: Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum

Subfield: Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDGs: Good health and well-being, Gender equality, Peace, justice, and strong institutions

Open Access status: green

Funders: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institute on Drug Abuse, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development