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 methodInterviewsSymptomsExperienceEcological investigation of the co-occurrence of posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms and cannabis use among community women experiencing intimate partner violence
Newberger N, Forkus S, Thomas E, Goldstein S, Ferguson J, Sullivan T, Weiss N. Ecological investigation of the co-occurrence of posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms and cannabis use among community women experiencing intimate partner violence. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2023, 250: 110905. PMID: 37515827, PMCID: PMC10530157, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2023.110905.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultCannabisFemaleHispanic or LatinoHumansIntimate Partner ViolenceMarijuana AbuseStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticSyndromeConceptsPTSD symptom clustersPosttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptomsSymptom clustersIntimate partner violenceCannabis useCommunity womenDisorder symptomsAcute effectsHazardous patternsPartner violencePTSD symptomsSymptomsWomenCannabisIntervention effortsDaysExternalizing behaviorsSurvey periodProbable PTSD, PTSD symptom severity, and comorbid PTSD and hazardous drinking among sexual minority women compared to heterosexual women: A meta-analysis
Scheer J, Helminen E, Cascalheira C, Jaipuriyar V, Shaw T, Zabelski S, Behari K, Pirog S, Batchelder A, Possemato K, Hughes T, Sullivan T. Probable PTSD, PTSD symptom severity, and comorbid PTSD and hazardous drinking among sexual minority women compared to heterosexual women: A meta-analysis. Clinical Psychology Review 2023, 102: 102283. PMID: 37150043, PMCID: PMC10205673, DOI: 10.1016/j.cpr.2023.102283.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBisexualityFemaleHeterosexualityHumansSexual and Gender MinoritiesSexual BehaviorStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticConceptsProbable posttraumatic stress disorderPosttraumatic stress disorderHazardous drinkingSexual minority womenPTSD symptom severitySymptom severityPTSD riskComorbid posttraumatic stress disorderMinority womenHeterosexual womenEligible publicationsReference listsPeer-reviewed publicationsElectronic databasesPronounced riskGreater riskTrauma-related sequelaeStress disorderSystematic searchWomenDemographic characteristicsRiskGender diverse peopleRelevant papersSeverityPosttraumatic 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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlcoholismEmotionsFemaleHumansIntimate Partner ViolenceMaleSexual BehaviorStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticConceptsHPA 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
2022
Posttraumatic stress disorder strengthens the momentary associations between emotion dysregulation and substance use: a micro‐longitudinal study of community women experiencing intimate partner violence
Weiss NH, Brick LA, Schick MR, Forkus SR, Raudales AM, Contractor AA, Sullivan TP. Posttraumatic stress disorder strengthens the momentary associations between emotion dysregulation and substance use: a micro‐longitudinal study of community women experiencing intimate partner violence. Addiction 2022, 117: 3150-3169. PMID: 35792057, DOI: 10.1111/add.15992.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCross-Sectional StudiesEmotionsFemaleHumansIntimate Partner ViolenceLongitudinal StudiesStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticSubstance-Related DisordersConceptsPositive emotion dysregulationPost-traumatic stress disorderPosttraumatic stress disorderEmotion dysregulationStress disorderMomentary associationsSubstance usePerson relationsNegative emotion dysregulationMicro-longitudinal studyIntimate partner violenceStructured diagnostic interviewCommunity womenPositive emotionsPartner violencePTSD diagnosisDrug useNumber of drinksMomentary dataCross-sectional designMomentary surveysDiagnostic InterviewBody of literatureMore alcoholInteraction testAssociations among Intimate Partner Violence, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms, and Disordered Eating among Women Intimate Partner Violence Survivors Residing in Shelter
Holmes SC, King KC, Gonzalez A, Norton MK, Silver KE, Sullivan TP, Johnson DM. Associations among Intimate Partner Violence, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms, and Disordered Eating among Women Intimate Partner Violence Survivors Residing in Shelter. Journal Of Interpersonal Violence 2022, 38: 2135-2158. PMID: 35536767, PMCID: PMC9993353, DOI: 10.1177/08862605221098968.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsFeeding and Eating DisordersFemaleHumansIntimate Partner ViolenceStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticSurvivorsSyndromeConceptsPTSD symptom clustersPosttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptomsWeight/shape concernsPTSD symptomsSymptom clustersShape concernsDisorder symptomsIndirect effectsSpecific PTSD symptom clustersIntimate partner violenceEscape theoryProbable eating disorderSignificant total effectProbable PTSDIntimate partner violence survivorsPsychological distressEating DisordersNegative alterationsCompensatory behaviorsPotential indirect effectsDifferential associationsComorbid diagnosesPartner violenceCurrent sampleViolence survivors
2021
PTSD Symptoms and Hazardous Drinking Indicators among Trauma-Exposed Sexual Minority Women during Heightened Societal Stress
Helminen EC, Scheer JR, Jackson SD, Brisbin CD, Batchelder AW, Cascalheira CJ, Sullivan TP. PTSD Symptoms and Hazardous Drinking Indicators among Trauma-Exposed Sexual Minority Women during Heightened Societal Stress. Behavioral Medicine 2021, 49: 183-194. PMID: 34870567, PMCID: PMC9167896, DOI: 10.1080/08964289.2021.2006132.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlcohol DrinkingAlcoholismCOVID-19FemaleHumansSexual and Gender MinoritiesStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticUnited StatesConceptsPosttraumatic stress disorderHazardous drinking indicatorsSexual minority womenDrinking indicatorsAlcohol useHigher PTSD symptom severityProbable posttraumatic stress disorderCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) epidemicMinority womenBehavioral health concernsSocietal stressorsAlcohol use preventionPTSD symptom severityOnline self-report questionnaireChi-square analysisSelf-report questionnairesSemi-structured qualitative interviewsElevated riskSocietal stressHazardous drinkingUse preventionSymptom severityFirst epicenterHealth concernStress disorderIntimate 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
Post-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 studentsFluctuations in daily PTSD symptoms are related to proximal alcohol use: a micro-longitudinal study of women victims of intimate partner violence
Sullivan TP, Armeli S, Tennen H, Weiss NH, Hansen NB. Fluctuations in daily PTSD symptoms are related to proximal alcohol use: a micro-longitudinal study of women victims of intimate partner violence. The American Journal Of Drug And Alcohol Abuse 2019, 46: 98-108. PMID: 31311330, DOI: 10.1080/00952990.2019.1624765.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOverall PTSD severityPTSD symptomsAlcohol useIntimate partner violencePTSD severityCurrent intimate partner violenceHigh-risk populationDaily PTSD symptomsLevel of drinkingPTSD symptom cluster severityRace/ethnicitySymptom cluster severityAlcohol use problemsPTSD symptom severityPartner violenceOverall severitySymptomsSymptom severityCluster severityTreatment effortsSeverityInteractive voice responseDrinking levelsLower PTSD severityReverse causationEmotion 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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedDomestic ViolenceEmotional RegulationEmotionsHumansMiddle AgedPsychiatric Status Rating ScalesPsychological TestsStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticSurveys and QuestionnairesYoung AdultConceptsPTSD 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
If You Can’t Say Something Nice: A Latent Profile Analysis of Social Reactions to Intimate Partner Violence Disclosure and Associations With Mental Health Symptoms
Woerner J, Wyatt J, Sullivan TP. If You Can’t Say Something Nice: A Latent Profile Analysis of Social Reactions to Intimate Partner Violence Disclosure and Associations With Mental Health Symptoms. Violence Against Women 2018, 25: 1243-1261. PMID: 30511587, PMCID: PMC6548697, DOI: 10.1177/1077801218811681.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAn Examination of the Role of Difficulties Regulating Positive Emotions in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Weiss NH, Dixon‐Gordon K, Peasant C, Sullivan TP. An Examination of the Role of Difficulties Regulating Positive Emotions in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. Journal Of Traumatic Stress 2018, 31: 775-780. PMID: 30338577, PMCID: PMC6197926, DOI: 10.1002/jts.22330.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAffective SymptomsAgedCrime VictimsCross-Sectional StudiesDomestic ViolenceExpressed EmotionFemaleHumansMiddle AgedSelf ReportStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticYoung AdultConceptsPosttraumatic stress disorderPositive emotionsGoal-directed behaviorStress disorderImpulsive behaviorEmotion regulation difficultiesRole of difficultiesProbable PTSD diagnosisPTSD symptom severityNature of difficultiesRegulation difficultiesEmotional numbingNegative emotionsHyperarousal clustersPTSD diagnosisEmotionsSymptom severityPrevious researchGreat difficultyHigh levelsDomestic violenceDifficultiesNumbingDisordersNonacceptanceHeterogeneity 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 levelsStrategies for Coping With Individual PTSD Symptoms: Experiences of African American Victims of Intimate Partner Violence
Sullivan TP, Weiss NH, Price C, Pugh N, Hansen NB. Strategies for Coping With Individual PTSD Symptoms: Experiences of African American Victims of Intimate Partner Violence. Psychological Trauma Theory Research Practice And Policy 2018, 10: 336-344. PMID: 28481562, PMCID: PMC5677593, DOI: 10.1037/tra0000283.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIndividual PTSD symptomsPosttraumatic stress disorderPTSD symptomsIntimate partner violenceStress disorderDeleterious outcomesParticular riskFuture researchCurrent intimate partner violenceStructured interviewsAfrican American womenAmerican victimsLarge literatureIndividual symptomsStrategies womenPartner violence
2017
Social Reactions to IPV Disclosure and PTSD Symptom Severity: Assessing Avoidant Coping as a Mediator
Schackner JN, Weiss NH, Edwards KM, Sullivan TP. Social Reactions to IPV Disclosure and PTSD Symptom Severity: Assessing Avoidant Coping as a Mediator. Journal Of Interpersonal Violence 2017, 36: 508-526. PMID: 29294901, DOI: 10.1177/0886260517727493.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptation, PsychologicalAdultCrime VictimsDisclosureFemaleHumansIntimate Partner ViolenceStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticA 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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAggressionCrime VictimsDepressionFemaleHumansIntimate Partner ViolenceMiddle AgedRisk-TakingSelf-Injurious BehaviorStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticStress, PsychologicalUnsafe SexYoung Adult
2016
Racial/ethnic differences moderate associations of coping strategies and posttraumatic stress disorder symptom clusters among women experiencing partner violence: a multigroup path analysis
Weiss NH, Johnson CD, Contractor A, Peasant C, Swan SC, Sullivan TP. Racial/ethnic differences moderate associations of coping strategies and posttraumatic stress disorder symptom clusters among women experiencing partner violence: a multigroup path analysis. Anxiety Stress & Coping 2016, 30: 347-363. PMID: 27575609, PMCID: PMC5357195, DOI: 10.1080/10615806.2016.1228900.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBeyond the syndemic: condom negotiation and use among women experiencing partner violence
Peasant C, Sullivan TP, Weiss NH, Martinez I, Meyer JP. Beyond the syndemic: condom negotiation and use among women experiencing partner violence. AIDS Care 2016, 29: 516-523. PMID: 27590004, PMCID: PMC5291821, DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2016.1224296.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAlcohol-Related DisordersCondomsDepressionFearFemaleHIV InfectionsHumansMiddle AgedNegotiatingPovertySafe SexSeverity of Illness IndexSpouse AbuseStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticSubstance-Related DisordersConceptsPosttraumatic stress disorderCondom useCondom negotiationProblematic drug useIPV-exposed womenDrug useHazardous drinkingIntimate partner violenceOngoing intimate partner violenceHigh-risk populationIncrease condom useComputer-assisted interviewsHIV riskPartner violenceSyndemic frameworkLinear regression analysisSexual riskStress disorderWomenIntervention programsSeverityRegression analysisIntervention effortsSyndemicThree-fourthsPTSD and Daily Co-Occurrence of Drug and Alcohol Use Among Women Experiencing Intimate Partner Violence
Sullivan TP, Weiss NH, Flanagan JC, Willie TC, Armeli S, Tennen H. PTSD and Daily Co-Occurrence of Drug and Alcohol Use Among Women Experiencing Intimate Partner Violence. Journal Of Dual Diagnosis 2016, 12: 36-42. PMID: 26828635, PMCID: PMC4871692, DOI: 10.1080/15504263.2016.1146516.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsDiagnosis, Dual (Psychiatry)FemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansLogistic ModelsLongitudinal StudiesMiddle AgedSpouse AbuseStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticSubstance-Related DisordersConceptsPosttraumatic stress disorderAlcohol useDrug useIntimate partner violenceSubstance usePoor treatment outcomesPartner violenceCo-occurring drugPercent of participantsSymptom severity ratingsSubstance use problemsDaily drugTreatment outcomesHigh riskPTSD criteriaStress disorderStudy designFacilitate recoveryWomenDrugsUse problemsAfrican AmericansVictims' healthSeverity ratingsDays