In:
Violence and Victims, Springer Publishing Company, Vol. 24, No. 3 ( 2009-06), p. 399-413
Abstract:
This study examined histories of past emotional, physical, and sexual abuse as correlates of current psychological distress using data from 916 female sex workers (FSWs) who were enrolled in a safer-sex behavioral intervention in Tijuana and Ciudad (Cd.) Juarez, Mexico. We hypothesized that histories of abuse would be associated with higher symptom levels of depression and somatization and that social support would moderate the relationship. Nonparametric correlations and a series of hierarchical regression analyses revealed that all forms of past abuse predicted higher levels of depressive symptoms, and physical and sexual abuse were significantly associated with higher levels of somatic symptoms. Social support was also significantly associated with fewer symptoms of distress; however, it was not shown to moderate the relationship between abuse history and distress.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0886-6708
,
1945-7073
DOI:
10.1891/0886-6708.24.3.399
Language:
English
Publisher:
Springer Publishing Company
Publication Date:
2009
SSG:
2,1