Table 1.
IPA Dimensions | PTS Symptoms | ||||||
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Peritraumatic Emotions | Direct assault chronicity | Dominance/isolation abuse frequency | Verbal/emotional abuse frequency | Intrusions | Effortful avoidance | Numbing | Total severity |
Anger | .07 | −.34 * | −.15 | .06 | −.13 | .01 | −.07 |
Shame | −.28 | −.21 | −.10 | .20 | .32 ** | −.07 | .12 |
Dissociation | .45 ** | .26 | .45 ** | .05 | .00 | .14 | .09 |
Sadness | .05 | −.06 | .04 | .03 | .10 | .10 | .17 |
Horror | .06 | .19 | −.02 | −.14 | −.31 | −.23 | −.33 |
Note:
p ≤ .037
p = .052.
For peritraumatic emotions, absence = 0, presence = 1. IPA = intimate partner abuse. PTS = posttraumatic symptoms.