Reduced Posttraumatic Stress in Mothers Taking Part in Group Interventions for Children Exposed to Intimate Partner Violence
2023 (English)In: Violence and Victims, ISSN 0886-6708, E-ISSN 1945-7073, Vol. 38, no 1, p. 130-147Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
This study investigated whether interventions for children exposed to intimate partner violence combining parallel groups for children and mothers contribute to positive outcomes for partaking mothers. The study included 39 mothers in a long-term within-subject design without a control group in a Swedish naturalistic setting. Maternal psychological health was assessed pre-and posttreatment and at 6-month and 12-month follow-up. Mothers reported medium-to large-sized decrease in psychological symptoms, including symptoms of posttraumatic stress, postintervention (p = < .001 d = 0.45–0.96). During the follow-up period, sustained and further decrease of symptoms was reported (p = < .001 d = 0.58–1.60). Mothers also reported decreased exposure to violence. Results indicate that these child-focused programs have major and sustainable positive effects on mothers’ psychological health.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Springer, 2023. Vol. 38, no 1, p. 130-147
Keywords [en]
Female, Humans, Intimate Partner Violence, Mental Health, Mothers, Social Group, Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic, female, human, mental health, mother, partner violence, posttraumatic stress disorder, prevention and control, psychology
National Category
Psychology
Research subject
Psychology
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-93853DOI: 10.1891/VV-2021-0056ISI: 000942172500008Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85148113836OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kau-93853DiVA, id: diva2:1741706
Funder
Landstinget i Värmland2023-03-062023-03-062023-04-03Bibliographically approved