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 ResearchConceptsExperience 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 ResearchConceptsPTSD symptom clustersPosttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptomsSymptom clustersIntimate partner violenceCannabis useCommunity womenDisorder symptomsAcute effectsHazardous patternsPartner violencePTSD symptomsSymptomsWomenCannabisIntervention effortsDaysExternalizing behaviorsSurvey period
2021
60558 Non-Suicidal Self Injury in Military Veterans with PTSD: An Ecological Momentary Assessment Study
Kachadourian L, Sullivan T, Pietrzak R. 60558 Non-Suicidal Self Injury in Military Veterans with PTSD: An Ecological Momentary Assessment Study. Journal Of Clinical And Translational Science 2021, 5: 139-140. PMCID: PMC8828001, DOI: 10.1017/cts.2021.757.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPost-traumatic stress disorderEcological momentary assessmentPTSD symptomsMilitary veteransStress disorderNon-Suicidal Self-InjuryPost-traumatic stress disorder symptomsNumber of symptomsCurrent pilot studySurvey completion rateMomentary assessmentNSSI urgesEligible participantsSpecific symptomsEcological momentary assessment studySymptomsMilitary populationMomentary assessment studySelf-InjuryPilot studyTreatment effortsStudy periodLarge-scale studiesSurvey completionDisorder symptoms
2019
Fluctuations 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 causation
2018
The Impact of Adverse Childhood Events on the Sexual and Mental Health of Women Experiencing Intimate Partner Violence
Willie TC, Kershaw T, Sullivan TP. The Impact of Adverse Childhood Events on the Sexual and Mental Health of Women Experiencing Intimate Partner Violence. Journal Of Interpersonal Violence 2018, 36: 5145-5166. PMID: 30280634, PMCID: PMC6447472, DOI: 10.1177/0886260518802852.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdverse childhood eventsSexual risk behaviorsPosttraumatic stress symptomsMental healthIntimate partner violenceRisk behaviorsStress symptomsMental health interventionsComputer-assisted interviewsACE subgroupsChildhood eventsPartner violenceHealth interventionsSymptomsWomenIntervention strategiesACE classesHealthCurrent studyRiskWomen's experiencesWomen'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 strategiesExacerbationBarriers 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 victimizationSymptomsThe 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
2012
Posttraumatic stress and depression symptoms as correlates of deliberate self-harm among community women experiencing intimate partnerviolence
Jaquier V, Hellmuth JC, Sullivan TP. Posttraumatic stress and depression symptoms as correlates of deliberate self-harm among community women experiencing intimate partnerviolence. Psychiatry Research 2012, 206: 37-42. PMID: 23040795, PMCID: PMC3594077, DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2012.09.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntimate partner violenceDepression symptomsPosttraumatic stressAdequate mental health servicesCurrent intimate partner violenceHigh-risk populationMental health servicesMental health careIPV-victimized womenSexual intimate partner violencePast DSHGeneral populationGreater severityTreatment planSuch careHealth servicesCommunity womenSymptomsWomenHealth careChildhood abuseOne-thirdCareDSHPartner violenceRisk 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 ResearchConceptsNicotine 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
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
2005
PRECURSORS AND CORRELATES OF WOMEN'S VIOLENCE: CHILD ABUSE TRAUMATIZATION, VICTIMIZATION OF WOMEN, AVOIDANCE COPING, AND PSYCHOLOGICAL SYMPTOMS
Sullivan T, Meese K, Swan S, Mazure C, Snow D. PRECURSORS AND CORRELATES OF WOMEN'S VIOLENCE: CHILD ABUSE TRAUMATIZATION, VICTIMIZATION OF WOMEN, AVOIDANCE COPING, AND PSYCHOLOGICAL SYMPTOMS. Psychology Of Women Quarterly 2005, 29: 290-301. DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-6402.2005.00223.x.Peer-Reviewed Original Research