SELF-COMPASSION AMONG WOMEN WITH ABUSE EXPERIENCES: THE ROLE OF SOCIAL SUPPORT

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dc.contributor.advisorMittal, Monaen_US
dc.contributor.authorLeVine, Naomien_US
dc.contributor.departmentFamily Studiesen_US
dc.contributor.publisherDigital Repository at the University of Marylanden_US
dc.contributor.publisherUniversity of Maryland (College Park, Md.)en_US
dc.date.accessioned2018-07-17T06:32:22Z
dc.date.available2018-07-17T06:32:22Z
dc.date.issued2018en_US
dc.description.abstractIntimate partner violence (IPV) is a widespread issue that affects the physical and mental health of its survivors. Because of the severity of the outcomes, it is important that clinicians understand potential risk and protective factors in regard to providing the best outcomes for their clients. Under the framework of the stress-buffering hypothesis, this study explored the association between IPV and a woman’s self-compassion, as well as the role of social support as a variable moderating that association. It was hypothesized that higher levels of IPV victimization would be associated with lower levels of self-compassion among women with experiences of IPV. In addition, social support was hypothesized to weaken the association between IPV and individuals’ self-compassion. Data collected from a sample of women in abusive relationships (n=61) was analyzed using linear regression and a test for moderation. Results indicated that there was no significant association between IPV victimization and self-compassion. However, the interaction between IPV and social support tended toward significance. Contrary to the second hypothesis, among women with higher levels of social support, greater IPV was associated with lower self-compassion. Implications for clinical practice when working with this population are discussed.en_US
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.13016/M2JS9HB71
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/21070
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledMental healthen_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledPsychologyen_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledWomen's studiesen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledintimate partner violenceen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledmental healthen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledself-blameen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledself-compassionen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledshameen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledsocial supporten_US
dc.titleSELF-COMPASSION AMONG WOMEN WITH ABUSE EXPERIENCES: THE ROLE OF SOCIAL SUPPORTen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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