title: Factors that mediate and moderate the link between partner abuse and suicidal behavior in African American women.
abstract: Findings from a study comparing partner abuse in African American women suicide attempters (n = 148) and nonattempters (n = 137) revealed higher rates of physical and nonphysical partner abuse among attempters than their demographically similar nonsuicidal counterparts. The partner abuse--suicidal behavior link was mediated by psychological distress, hopelessness, and drug use and moderated by social support. Results also revealed that nonphysical partner abuse accounted for unique variance in the prediction of suicide attempt status beyond that attributable to childhood maltreatment. Implications of the findings for assessing both suicidal and abused women are discussed, and recommendations for preventive interventions for women at risk for suicidal behavior are provided.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA. nkaslow@emory.edu
authors.forename: N J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Kaslow
authors.forename: M P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Thompson
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Meadows
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Jacobs
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chance
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Gibb
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bornstein
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hollins
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rashid
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Phillips
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015897:Comorbidity; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012307:Risk Factors; D012944:Social Support; D013179:Spouse Abuse / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D013406:Suicide, Attempted / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data