Profiles of Emotion Regulation and Post-Traumatic Stress Severity among Female Victims of Intimate Partner Violence

Marina Muñoz-Rivas, Ana Bellot, Ignacio Montorio, Rosa Ronzón-Tirado and Natalia Redondo
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Marina Muñoz-Rivas: Faculty of Psychology, Autonomous University of Madrid, 28021 Madrid, Spain
Ana Bellot: Faculty of Psychology, Autonomous University of Madrid, 28021 Madrid, Spain
Ignacio Montorio: Faculty of Psychology, Autonomous University of Madrid, 28021 Madrid, Spain
Rosa Ronzón-Tirado: Faculty of Psychology, Autonomous University of Madrid, 28021 Madrid, Spain
Natalia Redondo: Faculty of Psychology, Autonomous University of Madrid, 28021 Madrid, Spain

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 13, 1-14

Abstract: Emotional dysregulation is a construct that has drawn substantial attention as a transdiagnostic contributing factor to the loss of health. Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a term used to describe physical, psychological, or sexual assault of a spouse or sexual partner. The aim of the study was to determine the variability of emotional dysregulation among women with different types of IPV revictimization and post-traumatic stress. The cross-sectional survey included 120 women attended by the Integrated Monitoring System of Gender Violence of Madrid, Spain, due to a gender violence complaint. The presence of post-traumatic stress disorder (DSM 5 criteria), emotional dysregulation (Emotional Processing Scale (EPS)), childhood trauma, and type of revictimization were evaluated. Cluster analysis found three profiles of emotional regulation: Emotionally Regulated, Avoidance/Non-Impoverished, and Emotional Overwhelm. The results showed that the Emotional Overwhelm group was characterized by a general dysregulation of emotional experiences and a greater intensity of post-traumatic stress symptoms. In addition, women who have suffered several episodes of IPV by different partners showed a differential pattern of emotional regulation than the rest of the victims that entailed greater psychopathology. Findings confirm that emotional dysregulation is a critical pathway to the decrease of health among IPV victims.

Keywords: intimate partner violence; post-traumatic stress; emotional regulation; revictimization (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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