2020
The Role of Acculturation in the Relation Between Intimate Partner Violence and Substance Misuse Among IPV-victimized Hispanic Women in the Community
Reyes ME, Weiss NH, Swan SC, Sullivan TP. The Role of Acculturation in the Relation Between Intimate Partner Violence and Substance Misuse Among IPV-victimized Hispanic Women in the Community. Journal Of Interpersonal Violence 2020, 37: np7057-np7081. PMID: 33100128, DOI: 10.1177/0886260520967134.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHispanic womenSubstance misuseIntimate partner violenceImportant public health implicationsSubstance misuse outcomesCorrelates of IPVPublic health implicationsIPV typesRole of acculturationPartner violenceWomenHealth implicationsPresent studyPotential utilityMisuseHigh levelsLimited research
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
2017
A Latent Profile Analysis of Intimate Partner Victimization and Aggression and Examination of Between-Class Differences in Psychopathology Symptoms and Risky Behaviors
Weiss NH, Dixon-Gordon KL, Peasant C, Jaquier V, Johnson C, Sullivan TP. A Latent Profile Analysis of Intimate Partner Victimization and Aggression and Examination of Between-Class Differences in Psychopathology Symptoms and Risky Behaviors. Psychological Trauma Theory Research Practice And Policy 2017, 9: 370-378. PMID: 27736140, PMCID: PMC5391312, DOI: 10.1037/tra0000202.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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
2014
Probable Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Women's Use of Aggression in Intimate Relationships: The Moderating Role of Alcohol Dependence
Weiss NH, Duke AA, Sullivan TP. Probable Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Women's Use of Aggression in Intimate Relationships: The Moderating Role of Alcohol Dependence. Journal Of Traumatic Stress 2014, 27: 550-557. PMID: 25322884, PMCID: PMC4343313, DOI: 10.1002/jts.21960.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProbable posttraumatic stress disorderPosttraumatic stress disorderAlcohol dependenceIntimate partner violenceSexual aggressionStress disorderIPV-victimized womenWomen's useSubstance useIntimate relationshipsWomenPsychological aggressionSignificant correlatesPhysical aggressionHigh levelsModerating RoleAggressionDisordersPresent studyPartner violenceAd interactionsThe underlying role of posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms in the association between intimate partner violence and deliberate self-harm among African American women
Weiss NH, Dixon-Gordon KL, Duke AA, Sullivan TP. The underlying role of posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms in the association between intimate partner violence and deliberate self-harm among African American women. Comprehensive Psychiatry 2014, 59: 8-16. PMID: 25752736, PMCID: PMC4363011, DOI: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2014.05.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAfrican American womenPsychological IPV severityPTSD symptom severityIntimate partner violencePTSD symptomsAmerican womenSymptom severityIPV severityHealth-compromising behaviorsPosttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptomsSignificant positive associationHistory of DSHPartner violenceSymptomsCommunity womenSeverityWomenDisorder symptomsPositive associationUnderlying roleSixty participantsPresent studyDSH