2023
Posttraumatic Stress as a Moderator of the Association Between HPA-Axis Functioning and Alcohol Use Disorder Among a Community Sample of Women Currently Experiencing Intimate Partner Violence
Goldstein SC, Schick MR, Weyandt LL, Sullivan TP, Cadely H, Weiss NH. Posttraumatic Stress as a Moderator of the Association Between HPA-Axis Functioning and Alcohol Use Disorder Among a Community Sample of Women Currently Experiencing Intimate Partner Violence. Experimental And Clinical Psychopharmacology 2023, 31: 163-173. PMID: 35113644, PMCID: PMC10829849, DOI: 10.1037/pha0000543.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHPA axis functioningAlcohol use disorderHPA axis recoveryHigher PTSD symptom severityPTSD symptom severitySymptom severityMeeting criteriaUse disordersLog oddsMaintenance of AUDCurrent male partnerPosttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptomsSaliva cortisol samplesAmount of alcoholAxis functioningInduction protocolCortisol samplesIntimate partner violence experiencesMale partnersCommunity womenSeverityHeightened prevalenceWomenDisorder symptomsIntimate partner violence
2018
Women's Use of Aggression and Their Depressive Symptoms: The Mediating Effect of Aggression-Related Shame and Avoidance Coping Among Women Experiencing Bidirectional Intimate Partner Violence.
Overstreet NM, Weiss NH, Swan SC, Sullivan TP. Women's Use of Aggression and Their Depressive Symptoms: The Mediating Effect of Aggression-Related Shame and Avoidance Coping Among Women Experiencing Bidirectional Intimate Partner Violence. Violence And Victims 2018, 33: 533-546. PMID: 30567863, DOI: 10.1891/0886-6708.v33.i3.533.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDepressive symptomsIntimate partner violenceBidirectional Intimate Partner ViolenceWomen's usePoor mental health outcomesCurrent male partnerGreater depressive symptomsMental health outcomesPartner violenceHealth outcomesIPV victimizationSymptomsMale partnersWomenAvoidance copingPositive associationCommunity samplePresent studyMultiple mediator modelSerial multiple mediator modelSignificant indirect effectIndirect effectsWomen's IPV victimizationIntimate partner aggression
2015
Intimate partner aggression‐related shame and posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms: The moderating role of substance use problems
Weiss NH, Duke AA, Overstreet NM, Swan SC, Sullivan TP. Intimate partner aggression‐related shame and posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms: The moderating role of substance use problems. Aggressive Behavior 2015, 42: 427-440. PMID: 26699821, PMCID: PMC5317006, DOI: 10.1002/ab.21639.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDrug use problemsPTSD symptomsUse problemsPosttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptomsWomen's useAlcohol use problemsPTSD symptom severityPTSD treatmentSymptom severitySymptomsMale partnersCommunity womenSubstance useDisorder symptomsAvoidant coping strategiesPresent studyDearth of literaturePotential utilityIntimate partnersMaladaptive shame regulation strategiesCoping strategiesExacerbation
2009
HIV Sexual Risk Behavior Among Low-Income Women Experiencing Intimate Partner Violence: The Role of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Cavanaugh CE, Hansen NB, Sullivan TP. HIV Sexual Risk Behavior Among Low-Income Women Experiencing Intimate Partner Violence: The Role of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. AIDS And Behavior 2009, 14: 318-327. PMID: 19856093, PMCID: PMC2866623, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-009-9623-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSexual risk behaviorsRecent sexual risk behaviorLow-income womenRisk behaviorsPosttraumatic stress disorderUnprotected sexStress disorderWomen's sexual risk behaviorsHIV sexual risk behaviorsHIV prevention interventionsAlcohol problemsIntimate partner violenceTimes greater oddsNonprimary partnersPartner violencePrevention interventionsGreater oddsMale partnersPrimary partnersLogistic regression resultsWomenChildhood abuseDemographic covariatesSexPTSDRelationships Among Women's Use of Aggression, Their Victimization, and Substance Use Problems: A Test of the Moderating Effects of Race/Ethnicity
Sullivan TP, Cavanaugh CE, Ufner MJ, Swan SC, Snow DL. Relationships Among Women's Use of Aggression, Their Victimization, and Substance Use Problems: A Test of the Moderating Effects of Race/Ethnicity. Journal Of Aggression Maltreatment & Trauma 2009, 18: 646-666. PMID: 19966947, PMCID: PMC2788967, DOI: 10.1080/10926770903103263.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2008
The Resource Utilization of Women Who Use Violence in Intimate Relationships
Swan SC, Sullivan TP. The Resource Utilization of Women Who Use Violence in Intimate Relationships. Journal Of Interpersonal Violence 2008, 24: 940-958. PMID: 18573925, PMCID: PMC2970618, DOI: 10.1177/0886260508319365.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2005
PRECURSORS AND CORRELATES OF WOMEN'S VIOLENCE: CHILD ABUSE TRAUMATIZATION, VICTIMIZATION OF WOMEN, AVOIDANCE COPING, AND PSYCHOLOGICAL SYMPTOMS
Sullivan T, Meese K, Swan S, Mazure C, Snow D. PRECURSORS AND CORRELATES OF WOMEN'S VIOLENCE: CHILD ABUSE TRAUMATIZATION, VICTIMIZATION OF WOMEN, AVOIDANCE COPING, AND PSYCHOLOGICAL SYMPTOMS. Psychology Of Women Quarterly 2005, 29: 290-301. DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-6402.2005.00223.x.Peer-Reviewed Original Research