- Title
- Implications of Violent and Controlling Unions for Mothers' Mental Health and Leaving
- Author(s)
- Kate S. Adkins Kate Adkins (Ohio State University)
- Claire M. Kamp Dush Claire Kamp Dush (Ohio State University)
- Abstract
- We used two waves of the Fragile Families Study (N = 2639) to examine links between control and violence with maternal mental health and relationship dissolution. Mothers in controlling-only or controlling and violent unions had more symptoms of depression and anxiety and greater odds of dissolution than mothers not experiencing violence or control. Over time, all mothers increased in depressive symptoms, but the magnitude of the increase in depressive symptoms was greatest for mothers in violent and controlling stable unions followed by those in controlling-only stable unions. Mothers dissolving violent and/or controlling unions also experienced increases depressive symptoms over time. Results indicate negative consequences for both mothers who remain in and leave violent and controlling unions.
- Creation Date
- 2008-06
- Section URL ID
- CRCW
- Paper Number
- WP08-14-FF.pdf
- URL
- https://www.researchgate.net/publication/23544104_Implications_Of_Violent_And_Controlling_Unions_For_Mothers'_Mental_Health_And_Leaving
- File Function
- Jel
- I12
- Keyword(s)
- Suppress
- false
- Series
- 8