Kar Heidi Lary, O'Leary K Daniel
San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center, USA.
Stony Brook University, USA.
Violence Vict. 2013;28(5):790-803. doi: 10.1891/0886-6708.vv-d-12-00080.
Veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are at elevated risk for perpetrating intimate partner violence (IPV). Little research exists on the link between PTSD and physical IPV in Operational Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom/Operation New Dawn (OEF/OIF/OND) veterans. A sample of 110 male participants was recruited from the Northport Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC). Three separate models were compared to determine which best explained the relationships between PTSD, IPV, emotional intimacy, and relationship satisfaction. Constructs were assessed via a battery of standardized, self-report instruments. Thirty-three percent of veterans had clinically elevated PTSD scores, and 31% of the men reported that they engaged in physical IPV in the past year. Poor emotional intimacy mediated the association between PTSD symptoms and perpetration of physical IPV. Past predeployment IPV perpetration was shown to be a predictor for current postdeployment physical IPV perpetration.
患有创伤后应激障碍（PTSD）的退伍军人实施亲密伴侣暴力（IPV）的风险较高。关于持久自由行动/伊拉克自由行动/新黎明行动（OEF/OIF/OND）退伍军人中创伤后应激障碍与身体亲密伴侣暴力之间的联系，相关研究较少。从北港退伍军人事务医疗中心（VAMC）招募了110名男性参与者作为样本。比较了三个不同的模型，以确定哪个模型最能解释创伤后应激障碍、亲密伴侣暴力、情感亲密度和关系满意度之间的关系。通过一系列标准化的自我报告工具对各构念进行评估。33%的退伍军人创伤后应激障碍得分在临床上偏高，31%的男性报告称他们在过去一年中实施过身体亲密伴侣暴力。情感亲密度差介导了创伤后应激障碍症状与身体亲密伴侣暴力实施之间的关联。部署前的亲密伴侣暴力实施被证明是部署后当前身体亲密伴侣暴力实施的一个预测因素。
