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September 2009, Vol 99, No. 9 | American Journal of Public Health 1645-1650
© 2009 American Public Health Association
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2008.151498

RESEARCH AND PRACTICE

The Long-Term Health Consequences of Relationship Violence in Adulthood: An Examination of Low-Income Women From Boston, Chicago, and San Antonio

Terrence D. Hill, PhD, Ryan D. Schroeder, PhD, Christopher Bradley, PhD, Lauren M. Kaplan, MA and Ronald J. Angel, PhD

Terrence D. Hill and Lauren M. Kaplan are with the Department of Sociology, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL. Ryan D. Schroeder is with the Department of Sociology, University of Louisville, KY. Christopher Bradley is with the Department of Sociology, Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne, IN. Ronald J. Angel is with the Department of Sociology, University of Texas, Austin.

Correspondence: Correspondence should be sent to Terrence D. Hill, Department of Sociology, University of Miami, P.O. Box 248162, Coral Gables, FL 33124 (e-mail: tdh{at}miami.edu). Reprints can be ordered at http://www.ajph.org by clicking the "Reprints/Eprints" link.

Objectives. We examined the long-term health consequences of relationship violence in adulthood.

Methods. Using data from the Welfare, Children, and Families project (1999 and 2001), a probability sample of 2402 low-income women with children living in disadvantaged neighborhoods in Boston, Massachusetts; Chicago, Illinois; and San Antonio, Texas, we predicted changes in the frequency of intoxication, psychological distress, and self-rated health over 2 years with baseline measures of relationship violence and a host of relevant background variables.

Results. Our analyses showed that psychological aggression predicted increases in psychological distress, whereas minor physical assault and sexual coercion predicted increases in the frequency of intoxication. There was no evidence to suggest that relationship violence in adulthood predicted changes in self-rated health.

Conclusions. Experiences with relationship violence beyond the formative and developmental years of childhood and adolescence can have far-reaching effects on the health status of disadvantaged urban women.






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