Obesity in women who have experienced intimate partner violence

Journal of Advanced Nursing
Eman Alhalal

Abstract

The aim of this study was to examine the pathway through which intimate partner violence (IPV) severity and child abuse severity influence obesity among women who have experienced IPV. Intimate partner violence is a public health issue that is found to be related to obesity. Yet, little is known about the pathways that link both IPV and child abuse experiences to obesity. The roles of posttraumatic stress disorder and depressive symptoms in the relations between IPV and obesity are still not well known. A cross-sectional study of 299 women who have experienced IPV. A convenience sample of abused women was recruited from nine primary healthcare centres in Saudi Arabia. Data were collected in 2015, using self-report questionnaires and physical measures for obesity. Non-parametric analysis of variance was conducted to explore group differences. Structural equation modelling was used to examine the hypothesized model. Among the sample, 52.5% was classified as obese based on body mass index. Obese women had significantly higher levels of IPV, physical child abuse, depressive symptoms and posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms. The study showed that both IPV severity and child abuse severity indirectly influenced obesity through depr...Continue Reading

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