Factors Associated With Depressive Symptoms in Female Victims of Intimate Partner Violence in Southern Taiwan.
Hsiu-Fen Hsieh, Bih-Ching Shu
PMID 30664041WHAT IT FOUND
55 of 66 women seeking help for intimate partner violence self-reported depressive symptoms.
High neuroticism, low extraversion, and younger age were linked to worse symptoms; violence severity and frequency were not.
Key findings
0155 of 66 participants (83.3%) self-reported experiencing depressive symptoms.
02Higher neuroticism and lower extraversion were associated with more depressive symptoms.
03Age, extraversion, and neuroticism together explained 59.5% of the differences in depressive symptom scores, with younger age, higher neuroticism, and lower extraversion predicting more severe symptoms.
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What it does not show
The study was cross-sectional, so it cannot show that personality traits or violence caused depressive symptoms. Women were recruited from a centre for legal advice, so the findings may not apply to intimate partner violence victims who did not seek help. The sample was small and relied on self-report, so recall and response bias are possible. Social support and social resources were not measured, although they may affect depression.
Declared interests
The authors declared no conflicts of interest.
The easy way to misread this
Do not conclude that personality traits cause depression or that violence severity is irrelevant. The study was cross-sectional and self-reported, so it can show associations at one time but not cause, and violence severity was measured by self-report in women already seeking legal help.