2023
Concordance of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms Assessed via Retrospective Report Versus Experience Sampling Methods in Community Women Experiencing Intimate Partner Violence
Kiefer R, Schick M, Newberger N, Ferguson J, Raudales A, Sullivan T, Weiss N. Concordance of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms Assessed via Retrospective Report Versus Experience Sampling Methods in Community Women Experiencing Intimate Partner Violence. Journal Of Interpersonal Violence 2023, 39: 605-630. PMID: 37706478, PMCID: PMC11262423, DOI: 10.1177/08862605231197737.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsEcological Momentary AssessmentFemaleHumansIntimate Partner ViolenceRetrospective StudiesStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticSurveys and QuestionnairesConceptsExperience sampling methodPosttraumatic stress disorderPTSD symptomsPosttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptomsRetrospective reportsIntimate partner violenceSurvey three timesCommunity womenLarge effect sizesESM reportsPTSD researchDisorder symptomsStress disorderIPV contextNegative health consequencesPartner violenceEffect sizeSymptom patternsHealth consequencesDiscordance scoreMeaningful differencesSampling methodInterviewsSymptomsExperience
2021
Intimate Partner Violence and Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms: Indirect Effects Through Negative and Positive Emotion Dysregulation
Simpson LE, Raudales AM, Reyes ME, Sullivan TP, Weiss NH. Intimate Partner Violence and Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms: Indirect Effects Through Negative and Positive Emotion Dysregulation. Journal Of Interpersonal Violence 2021, 37: np14008-np14035. PMID: 33858266, DOI: 10.1177/08862605211006371.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsEmotional RegulationFemaleHumansIntimate Partner ViolenceSexual BehaviorStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticSurveys and QuestionnairesConceptsPositive emotion dysregulationPTS symptom severityPsychological intimate partner violenceEmotion dysregulationPosttraumatic stressSymptom severityNegative emotion dysregulationIntimate partner violencePosttraumatic stress symptomsSelf-report measuresIndirect effects analysesAmazon's MTurk platformMTurk platformStress symptomsPartner violencePrior researchIndirect effectsIPV typesStudy variablesOnline surveyPrimary study variablesParticipantsUnderlying roleDysregulationIntercorrelations
2019
Daily Context for Abusive and Neglectful Behavior in Family Caregiving for Dementia
Pickering CEZ, Yefimova M, Maxwell C, Puga F, Sullivan T. Daily Context for Abusive and Neglectful Behavior in Family Caregiving for Dementia. The Gerontologist 2019, 60: 483-493. PMID: 31425586, PMCID: PMC7350411, DOI: 10.1093/geront/gnz110.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActivities of Daily LivingAdultAgedAggressionAlzheimer DiseaseCaregiversDementiaDiaries as TopicElder AbuseFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedRisk FactorsSelf CareSurveys and QuestionnairesConceptsProtective factorsCare recipientsSignificant risk factorsSignificant protective factorModifiable riskRisk factorsFamily caregiversBehavioral symptomsCaregiver participationRelated dementiaAlzheimer's diseaseDaily caregivingHypothesized riskFuture interventionsNeglectful behaviorsRecipientsCaregiversFamily caregivingRiskDementiaDiseaseDaysOddsMeaningful activitiesNeglect behaviorPost-traumatic stress disorder symptom severity attenuates bi-directional associations between negative affect and avoidant coping: A daily diary study
Weiss NH, Risi MM, Sullivan TP, Armeli S, Tennen H. Post-traumatic stress disorder symptom severity attenuates bi-directional associations between negative affect and avoidant coping: A daily diary study. Journal Of Affective Disorders 2019, 259: 73-81. PMID: 31442882, PMCID: PMC6791769, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2019.08.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptation, PsychologicalAdultAffectCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMaleSelf ReportStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticSurveys and QuestionnairesYoung AdultConceptsPTSD symptom severityPost-traumatic stress disorderAvoidant copingNegative affectSymptom severityPost-traumatic stress disorder symptom severityTrauma-exposed adultsTrauma-exposed individualsDaily diary methodDaily diary studySelf-report measuresSevere PTSD symptomsDaily diary dataDisorder symptom severityLight of limitationsPTSD symptomsStrategies individualsBi-directional associationsDiary studyStress disorderCopingCross-sectional designDiary methodAffectCollege studentsEmotion dysregulation and posttraumatic stress disorder: a test of the incremental role of difficulties regulating positive emotions
Weiss NH, Nelson RJ, Contractor AA, Sullivan TP. Emotion dysregulation and posttraumatic stress disorder: a test of the incremental role of difficulties regulating positive emotions. Anxiety Stress & Coping 2019, 32: 443-456. PMID: 31099270, PMCID: PMC6552656, DOI: 10.1080/10615806.2019.1618842.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPTSD symptom severityPosttraumatic stress disorderPositive emotionsNegative emotionsEmotion dysregulationSymptom severityStress disorderSelf-report measuresIntimate partner violenceWomen victimsEmotionsCriminal justice systemDearth of studiesJustice systemBivariate associationsCurrent studyIncremental roleParticipantsVictimsDifficultiesPartner violenceIncremental relationsDisordersDysregulationPotential utility
2018
Heterogeneity in emotion regulation difficulties among women victims of domestic violence: A latent profile analysis
Weiss NH, Darosh AG, Contractor AA, Forkus SR, Dixon-Gordon KL, Sullivan TP. Heterogeneity in emotion regulation difficulties among women victims of domestic violence: A latent profile analysis. Journal Of Affective Disorders 2018, 239: 192-200. PMID: 30014959, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2018.07.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPositive emotionsLatent profile analysisEmotion regulationPsychiatric difficultiesRisky behaviorsEmotion regulation dimensionsEmotion regulation difficultiesSelf-report measuresPosttraumatic stress disorderEmotion valenceRegulation difficultiesLight of limitationsNegative emotionsTransdiagnostic factorLevel of difficultyRegulation dimensionsStress disorderWomen victimsEmotionsDomestic violenceProfile analysisAlcohol misuseFemale victimsCorrelation designHigh levelsWomen'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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptation, PsychologicalAdolescentAdultAgedAggressionDepressive DisorderFemaleHumansIntimate Partner ViolenceMaleMiddle AgedShameSurveys and QuestionnairesWomen's HealthYoung AdultConceptsDepressive 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
Barriers to HIV Medication Adherence: Examining Distinct Anxiety and Depression Symptoms among Women Living with HIV Who Experienced Childhood Sexual Abuse
Willie TC, Overstreet NM, Sullivan TP, Sikkema KJ, Hansen NB. Barriers to HIV Medication Adherence: Examining Distinct Anxiety and Depression Symptoms among Women Living with HIV Who Experienced Childhood Sexual Abuse. Behavioral Medicine 2015, 42: 120-127. PMID: 26010763, PMCID: PMC4710561, DOI: 10.1080/08964289.2015.1045823.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV medication nonadherenceMedication nonadherenceAntiretroviral medicationsMedication adherenceChildhood sexual abuseDepression symptomsHIV medication adherenceLogistic regression analysisMental health interventionsHIV medicationsSexual abuseRisk factorsHIVHealth interventionsSecondary analysisNonadherenceMedicationsSymptom componentsWomenDepressionDistinct anxietyAdherenceRegression analysisSymptomsAnxiety
2014
Psychological Intimate Partner Violence and Sexual Risk Behavior: Examining the Role of Distinct Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms in the Partner Violence–Sexual Risk Link
Overstreet NM, Willie TC, Hellmuth JC, Sullivan TP. Psychological Intimate Partner Violence and Sexual Risk Behavior: Examining the Role of Distinct Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms in the Partner Violence–Sexual Risk Link. Women's Health Issues 2014, 25: 73-78. PMID: 25498762, PMCID: PMC4275339, DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2014.10.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultCrime VictimsCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansInterpersonal RelationsInterviews as TopicMiddle AgedPsychiatric Status Rating ScalesRisk-TakingSeverity of Illness IndexSexual BehaviorSexual PartnersSpouse AbuseStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticSurveys and QuestionnairesViolenceYoung AdultConceptsSexual risk behaviorsSexual health outcomesRisk behaviorsHuman immunodeficiency virusGreater sexual risk behaviorPsychological IPVPosttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptomsImmunodeficiency virusGreater severityHealth outcomesPsychological intimate partner violenceSymptom severityCommunity womenDisorder symptomsIntimate partner violenceForm of IPVPartner violence victimizationIntimate partner violence (IPV) victimizationIPVSeveritySexual intimate partner violence (IPV) victimizationPartner violenceCurrent studyViolence victimizationSymptomsAnxiety and posttraumatic stress symptom pathways to substance use problems among community women experiencing intimate partner violence
Jaquier V, Flanagan JC, Sullivan TP. Anxiety and posttraumatic stress symptom pathways to substance use problems among community women experiencing intimate partner violence. Anxiety Stress & Coping 2014, 28: 445-455. PMID: 25251694, PMCID: PMC4404166, DOI: 10.1080/10615806.2014.968562.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosttraumatic stress symptom severityStress symptom severityAnxiety symptom severitySignificant indirect pathwayIPV-victimized womenSubstance use problemsUse problemsPosttraumatic stressSymptom severityGreater alcoholDrug problemsHigher anxiety symptom severityIntimate partner violenceIndirect pathwaysCommunity womenMediation analysisSymptom pathwaysDifferential associationsMental healthAnxietyPartner violenceUnique effectsIndirect effectsIPV typesMultiple regression
2013
Relationship Self-Efficacy Protects Against Mental Health Problems Among Women in Bidirectionally Aggressive Intimate Relationships With Men
Sullivan TP, McPartland T, Price C, Cruza-Guet MC, Swan SC. Relationship Self-Efficacy Protects Against Mental Health Problems Among Women in Bidirectionally Aggressive Intimate Relationships With Men. Journal Of Counseling Psychology 2013, 60: 641-647. PMID: 23815627, PMCID: PMC3962673, DOI: 10.1037/a0033406.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAggressionCrime VictimsFemaleHumansInterpersonal RelationsMental DisordersMiddle AgedSelf EfficacySexual PartnersSpouse AbuseSurveys and QuestionnairesWomenYoung AdultConceptsMental health problemsMental health outcomesPsychological victimizationIntimate relationshipsCommunity-residing womenHealth problemsPosttraumatic stressAnxiety symptomsAggressive relationshipsHealth outcomesRelationship problemsCentral risk factorAggressionVictimizationAggression frequencyFuture researchViolence victimizationRisk factorsProtective effectGeneral populationProtective roleSuch researchIntimate partner violence (IPV) victimizationWomenPartner violence victimization
2012
Risk Factors for Alcohol-Related Problems Among Victims of Partner Violence
Sullivan TP, Ashare RL, Jaquier V, Tennen H. Risk Factors for Alcohol-Related Problems Among Victims of Partner Violence. Substance Use & Misuse 2012, 47: 673-685. PMID: 22360665, PMCID: PMC3616386, DOI: 10.3109/10826084.2012.658132.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol-related problemsRisk factorsIntimate partner violenceSymptom severityAlcohol usePositive alcohol screenCurrent risk factorsCommunity-based interventionsCurrent alcohol useIPV severityAlcohol screenPTSD symptom severityIPV-exposed womenHigh prevalencePartner violencePosttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptom severityPhysical intimate partner violenceDependent drinkingDisorder symptom severityAlcohol dependencePTSD symptomsSeverityWomenUrban communitiesSymptomsAssociations Between Expectancies of Alcohol and Drug Use, Severity of Partner Violence, and Posttraumatic Stress Among Women
Peters EN, Khondkaryan E, Sullivan TP. Associations Between Expectancies of Alcohol and Drug Use, Severity of Partner Violence, and Posttraumatic Stress Among Women. Journal Of Interpersonal Violence 2012, 27: 2108-2127. PMID: 22258078, PMCID: PMC3646585, DOI: 10.1177/0886260511432151.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2008
PTSD symptom clusters are differentially related to substance use among community women exposed to intimate partner violence
Sullivan TP, Holt LJ. PTSD symptom clusters are differentially related to substance use among community women exposed to intimate partner violence. Journal Of Traumatic Stress 2008, 21: 173-180. PMID: 18404637, PMCID: PMC2965072, DOI: 10.1002/jts.20318.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAlcohol DrinkingBattered WomenChildChild AbuseComorbidityCrime VictimsData CollectionDiagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental DisordersFemaleHumansLife Change EventsPersonality InventoryPrevalencePsychiatric Status Rating ScalesSeverity of Illness IndexSex OffensesSexual PartnersStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticSubstance-Related DisordersSurveys and QuestionnairesViolenceConceptsPosttraumatic stress disorderSubstance useSubstance use involvementIntimate partner violencePTSD symptomsDrug-using womenCommunity-based preventive interventionsPTSD severity scoresSeverity scoreIPV-exposed womenPartner violencePTSD symptom clustersArousal clustersPreventive interventionsSymptom clustersSubstance abuseStress disorderAlcohol useCommunity womenWomenPTSD symptomatologyCommunity sampleHigh rateSymptomsUnique association
2006
The Role of Coping and Problem Drinking in Men's Abuse of Female Partners: Test of a Path Model
Snow DL, Sullivan TP, Swan SC, Tate DC, Klein I. The Role of Coping and Problem Drinking in Men's Abuse of Female Partners: Test of a Path Model. Violence And Victims 2006, 21: 267-285. PMID: 16761854, DOI: 10.1891/vivi.21.3.267.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProblem-solving copingAbusive behaviorPsychological abuseProblem drinkingProblem drinkersRelationship of copingRole of copingAvoidance coping strategiesUse of avoidanceFemale partnersViolent behaviorDomestic violence offendersMen's violent behaviorIntimate female partnersCoping strategiesCopingRelationship problemsDiverse samplePath modelPhysical abuseGreater useMen's female partnersProtective factorsIntervention strategiesPrevious research
2005
Women Who Use Violence in Intimate Relationships: The Role of Anger, Victimization, and Symptoms of Posttraumatic Stress and Depression
Swan SC, Gambone LJ, Fields AM, Sullivan TP, Snow DL. Women Who Use Violence in Intimate Relationships: The Role of Anger, Victimization, and Symptoms of Posttraumatic Stress and Depression. Violence And Victims 2005, 20: 267-285. PMID: 16180367, DOI: 10.1891/vivi.20.3.267.Peer-Reviewed Original Research