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 students
2018
Daily relationship between positive affect and drinking to cope: the moderating role of difficulties regulating positive emotions
Weiss NH, Risi MM, Bold KW, Sullivan TP, Dixon-Gordon KL. Daily relationship between positive affect and drinking to cope: the moderating role of difficulties regulating positive emotions. The American Journal Of Drug And Alcohol Abuse 2018, 45: 189-198. PMID: 30136859, PMCID: PMC6387641, DOI: 10.1080/00952990.2018.1508470.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptation, PsychologicalAlcohol Drinking in CollegeEmotionsFacial ExpressionFemaleHumansMaleMassachusettsPsychometricsStudentsUniversitiesYoung AdultConceptsPositive emotionsRole of difficultiesPositive affectSocial stressorsEmotion dysregulationAlcohol useCollege studentsDaily diary methodDaily relationsNon-social stressorsEmotionsDaily relationshipNegative outcomesDiary methodAffectExtant researchStressorsCurrent studyParticipantsStudentsDifficultiesHigh levelsBaseline questionnairePotential utilityDysregulationAvoidant Coping as a Moderator of the Association Between Childhood Abuse Types and HIV/Sexual Risk Behaviors
Weiss NH, Peasant C, Sullivan TP. Avoidant Coping as a Moderator of the Association Between Childhood Abuse Types and HIV/Sexual Risk Behaviors. Child Maltreatment 2018, 24: 26-35. PMID: 30124064, DOI: 10.1177/1077559518793228.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptation, PsychologicalAdultAvoidance LearningChildChild AbuseFemaleHIV InfectionsHumansIntimate Partner ViolenceRisk-TakingSexual BehaviorConceptsSexual risk behaviorsChildhood abuse typesIPV-victimized womenRisk behaviorsIntimate partner violenceAbuse typesAvoidant copingChildhood sexual abuseCommunity womenWomenHigh levelsChildhood abuseChildhood Sexual Abuse SeverityHigh rateAbuse severitySeverityAssociationPartner violenceSexual abuse severityCurrent studySexual abuseAbuseCopingLimited researchWomen'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 aggressionStrategies 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-Traumatic
2016
Intimate Partner Violence and HIV-Risk Behaviors: Evaluating Avoidant Coping as a Moderator
Weiss NH, Peasant C, Sullivan TP. Intimate Partner Violence and HIV-Risk Behaviors: Evaluating Avoidant Coping as a Moderator. AIDS And Behavior 2016, 21: 2233-2242. PMID: 27778220, PMCID: PMC5472532, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-016-1588-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRacial/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 ResearchStigmatizing Reactions Versus General Negative Reactions to Partner Violence Disclosure as Predictors of Avoidance Coping and Depression
Overstreet NM, Willie TC, Sullivan TP. Stigmatizing Reactions Versus General Negative Reactions to Partner Violence Disclosure as Predictors of Avoidance Coping and Depression. Journal Of Interpersonal Violence 2016, 34: 1734-1752. PMID: 27296052, PMCID: PMC5754257, DOI: 10.1177/0886260516653753.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2015
Correlates of smoking status among women experiencing intimate partner violence: Substance use, posttraumatic stress, and coping
Sullivan TP, Flanagan JC, Dudley DN, Holt LJ, Mazure CM, McKee SA. Correlates of smoking status among women experiencing intimate partner violence: Substance use, posttraumatic stress, and coping. American Journal On Addictions 2015, 24: 546-553. PMID: 26249027, PMCID: PMC4600351, DOI: 10.1111/ajad.12261.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSymptom severitySmoking statusIntimate partner violenceAlcohol problem severityPopulation of womenProblem severityDaily smoking statusIPV-victimized womenPsychiatric symptom severityCessation interventionsCigarette smokingDaily smokersPartner violencePhysical intimate partner violenceSeverity of useCessation researchWomen's healthPosttraumatic stress symptom severityStress symptom severityDrug useNegative sequelaeContext of IPVLogistic regressionSmokersSeverityDrinking to Cope Motivation as a Prospective Predictor of Negative Affect.
Armeli S, Sullivan TP, Tennen H. Drinking to Cope Motivation as a Prospective Predictor of Negative Affect. Journal Of Studies On Alcohol And Drugs 2015, 76: 578-84. PMID: 26098033, PMCID: PMC4495075, DOI: 10.15288/jsad.2015.76.578.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptation, PsychologicalAdolescentAffectAlcohol DrinkingAlcohol-Related DisordersAnxietyDepressionFemaleHumansMaleMotivationStudentsUniversitiesYoung AdultConceptsAlcohol use disorder symptomsBarriers 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
Episode-specific drinking-to-cope motivation, daily mood, and fatigue-related symptoms among college students.
Armeli S, O'Hara RE, Ehrenberg E, Sullivan TP, Tennen H. Episode-specific drinking-to-cope motivation, daily mood, and fatigue-related symptoms among college students. Journal Of Studies On Alcohol And Drugs 2014, 75: 766-74. PMID: 25208194, PMCID: PMC4161697, DOI: 10.15288/jsad.2014.75.766.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptation, PsychologicalAdolescentAffectAlcohol DrinkingFatigueFemaleHumansMaleMedical RecordsMotivationStudentsUniversitiesYoung AdultConceptsDTC motivationFatigue-related symptomsNegative moodDaily moodCope motivationDaily diary studyDrinking eventsEpisode-specific drinkingDrinking levelsCollege student drinkersPhysical symptomsAlcohol-related problemsAttention allocationPositive moodDiary studyCurrent moodHierarchical linear modelsStudent drinkersThe mediating role of avoidance coping between intimate partner violence (IPV) victimization, mental health, and substance abuse among women experiencing bidirectional IPV
Flanagan JC, Jaquier V, Overstreet N, Swan SC, Sullivan TP. The mediating role of avoidance coping between intimate partner violence (IPV) victimization, mental health, and substance abuse among women experiencing bidirectional IPV. Psychiatry Research 2014, 220: 391-396. PMID: 25174851, PMCID: PMC4252854, DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2014.07.065.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptation, PsychologicalAdultAvoidance LearningCrime VictimsFemaleHumansMaleMental DisordersMental HealthMiddle AgedSexual PartnersSpouse AbuseSubstance-Related DisordersEvidence for a curvilinear dose-response relationship between avoidance coping and drug use problems among women who experience intimate partner violence
Weiss NH, Duke AA, Sullivan TP. Evidence for a curvilinear dose-response relationship between avoidance coping and drug use problems among women who experience intimate partner violence. Anxiety Stress & Coping 2014, 27: 722-732. PMID: 24592874, PMCID: PMC4156542, DOI: 10.1080/10615806.2014.899586.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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 communitiesSymptoms
2011
The role of smoking expectancies in the relationship between PTSD symptoms and smoking behavior among women exposed to intimate partner violence
Ashare RL, Weinberger AH, McKee SA, Sullivan TP. The role of smoking expectancies in the relationship between PTSD symptoms and smoking behavior among women exposed to intimate partner violence. Addictive Behaviors 2011, 36: 1333-1336. PMID: 21849230, PMCID: PMC3179791, DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2011.07.022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptation, PsychologicalAffectFemaleHumansNew EnglandSelf ReportSmokingSpouse AbuseStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticTobacco Use DisorderUrban HealthConceptsNicotine dependenceSmoking behaviorPTSD symptomsSmoking expectanciesIPV-exposed womenIntimate partner violencePTSD re-experiencing symptomsPublic health problemPTSD arousal symptomsHigh rateNegative health consequencesTobacco smokingPartner violencePTSD symptom clustersRe-experiencing symptomsHealth problemsSmokingSymptomsSymptom clustersHealth consequencesTreatment developmentCigarettesArousal symptomsWomenLast month
2010
Do Differing Types of Victimization and Coping Strategies Influence the Type of Social Reactions Experienced by Current Victims of Intimate Partner Violence?
Sullivan TP, Schroeder JA, Dudley DN, Dixon JM. Do Differing Types of Victimization and Coping Strategies Influence the Type of Social Reactions Experienced by Current Victims of Intimate Partner Violence? Violence Against Women 2010, 16: 638-657. PMID: 20445076, PMCID: PMC2976477, DOI: 10.1177/1077801210370027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntimate partner violenceSexual IPV victimizationSocial reactionsPartner violenceIPV victimizationSupport networksWomen's support networksPositive social reactionsCurrent victimsNegative social reactionsTypes of victimizationVictimizationVictimsViolenceDevelopment of interventionsCoping strategiesIndirect relationshipPath analysisDiffering types
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