Table 1 Characteristics of nonabused, psychologically abused and physically/psychologically abused women (%)
| Â | Nonabused | Psychologically | Physically/Psychologically | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Variable | women | abused women | abused women | |||
| Â | (n = 35) | (n = 23) | (n = 33) | |||
| Â | Time 1 | Time 2 | Time 1 | Time 2 | Time 1 | Time 2 |
Age | 45.14 ± 12.82 | 47.91 ± 12.8 | 45.6 ± 10.22 | 48.61 ± 10.06 | 44.93 ± 10.81 | 47.89 ± 10.72 |
Education level | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Able to read and write | 2.9 | 2.9 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 9.1 | 6.1 |
Incomplete primary school | 17.1 | 17.1 | 17.4 | 17.4 | 18.2 | 18.2 |
Primary school | 40 | 40 | 52.2 | 52.2 | 39.4 | 42.4 |
Secondary school | 28.6 | 28.6 | 26.1 | 26.1 | 21.2 | 21.2 |
University studies: 3-4 years | 5.7 | 5.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
University studies: 5-6 years | 5.7 | 5.7 | 0 | 0 | 12.1 | 12.1 |
Marital status with aggressor/partner | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Married | 82.9 | 85.7 | 52.2 | 26.1 | 30.3 | 15.2 |
Single not living with partner | 0 | 2.9 | 13 | 17.4 | 21.2 | 18.2 |
Separated/divorced | 0 | 0 | 21.7 | 47.8 | 42.4 | 54.5 |
Single living with partner | 14.3 | 8.6 | 13.0 | 8.7 | 6.1 | 12.1 |
Widow | 2.9 | 2.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cohabitation with the aggressor/partner at the time of the interviews | 97.1 | 94.3 | 69.6 | 34.8 | 45. 5 | 27.3 |
Intervention treatment | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Psychiatric/psychological | 28.6 | 8.6 | 56.5 | 26.1 | 60.6 | 50 |
   Psychopharmacological | 25.7 | 25.7 | 26.1 | 34.8 | 51.5 | 33.3 |
Lifetime history of victimization | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Childhood abuse | 54.3 | - | 69.6 | - | 63.6 | - |
Physical | 34.3 | - | 56.5 | - | 45.5 | - |
Psychological | 31.4 | - | 34.8 | - | 45.2 | - |
Sexual | 14.3 | - | 34.8 | - | 55.2 | - |
   Childhood witnessing of violence between parents | 17.1 | - | 21.7 | - | 36.4 | - |
   Adulthood abuse by individuals other than partners | 51.4 | 8.6 | 52.2 | 17.4 | 63.6 | 51.5 |
Physical | 14.3 | 0 | 13.0 | 0 | 33.3 | 12.1 |
Psychological | 34.3 | 5.7 | 30.4 | 17.4 | 50.0 | 42.4 |
Sexual | 17.1 | 2.9 | 39.1 | 0 | 24.2 | 6.1 |
Intimate partner violence | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Physical | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 27.3 |
Psychological | 0 | 0 | 100 | 82.6 | 100 | 78.8 |
Sexual | 0 | 0 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 33.3 | 6.1 |
Perceived social support: DUKE-UNC-11 | - | 46.24± 6.92 | - | 40.3 ± 10.89 | - | 38.12 ± 12.97** |
Perception of total lifetime events | - | 13.94 ± 9.16 | - | 12.77 ± 9.8 | - | 18.06 ± 10.73 |