This research was supported by the National Institutes for Nursing Research and Child Health and Human Development, 5 R01 NR009286. The authors would like to acknowledge Danielle Angott, Lori Huber, and Barbara Huber for their contributions to data collection.
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Research Article
Subjective sleep quality in women experiencing intimate partner violence: Contributions of situational, psychological, and physiological factors†
Article first published online: 8 FEB 2010
DOI: 10.1002/jts.20495
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Journal of Traumatic Stress
Special Issue: Psychological Consequences of the Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan
Volume 23, Issue 1, pages 141–150, February 2010
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Woods, S. J., Kozachik, S. L. and Hall, R. J. (2010), Subjective sleep quality in women experiencing intimate partner violence: Contributions of situational, psychological, and physiological factors. J. Traum. Stress, 23: 141–150. doi: 10.1002/jts.20495
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- Issue published online: 18 FEB 2010
- Article first published online: 8 FEB 2010
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Abstract
This study, guided by an adaptation of the theory of unpleasant symptoms, examined the complex relationships of childhood maltreatment, intimate partner violence (IPV), posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, and physical health symptoms with global sleep quality and disruptive nighttime behaviors. Data were analyzed using covariance structure analysis. A convenience sample of 157 women currently experiencing IPV was recruited from crisis shelters and community agencies. Findings provide empirical support that women concurrently experiencing PTSD, depression, and stress-related physical health symptoms demonstrated poor global sleep quality and frequent disruptive nighttime behaviors. Posttraumatic stress disorder and stress health symptoms functioned as mediators of childhood maltreatment and IPV effects on both global sleep quality and disruptive nighttime behaviors, but depression did not.