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Trial reportPsychological trauma : theory, research, practice and policy2025

Cyber abuse and posttraumatic stress disorder among racially diverse women who have resided in domestic violence shelters: A longitudinal approach.

Alejandra Gonzalez, James K Haws, Nuha Alshabani, Caron Zlotnick, Dawn M Johnson

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Alejandra GonzalezSchool of Psychology, Xavier University.ORCID 0000-0002-2525-2832
James K HawsDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Colorado.ORCID 0000-0003-2641-8440
Nuha AlshabaniDepartment of Psychiatry, Boston Medical Center.ORCID 0000-0001-9760-5660
Caron ZlotnickDepartment of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Medicine, and Obstetrics and Gynecology, Women and Infants Hospital.ORCID 0000-0002-2508-7902
Dawn M JohnsonDepartment of Psychology, University of Akron.ORCID 0000-0001-5970-895X

Funding

Treatment of PTSD in Residents of Battered Women's SheltersR01MH095767 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF AKRON · PI JOHNSON, DAWN M · 2012 to 2015
$2.0M
National Institutes of Health; National Institute of Mental HealthNIMH NIH HHS R01 MH095767
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThe present study presents a longitudinal examination of the impact of cyber abuse (CA) on posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) severity among a racially diverse sample of women with intimate partner violence (IPV).

methodUsing data collected from a completed randomized control trial with women who sought safety in a domestic violence shelter (W-DVS;

resultsInitial results suggested that CA has a negative impact on PTSD severity over time for W-DVS, as CA predicted changes in PTSD severity across five time points when controlling for treatment condition and PTSD symptom severity at the previous time points. However, CA did not predict a change in symptom severity when controlling for other forms of (noncyber abuse) IPV.

conclusionsAlthough more CA is associated with more severe PTSD symptoms from the time women are in shelter to postshelter, 3, 9, and 15 months postshelter, this is no longer the case when overall IPV is considered. This study extends our understanding of how CA can exacerbate psychological health consequences, including PTSD severity, of W-DVS, suggesting that cyber abuse should be assessed in tandem with other IPV types rather than as a separate phenomenon. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved).

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InternetIntimate Partner ViolenceStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticAdultCrime VictimsFemaleHumansLongitudinal StudiesMiddle AgedSeverity of Illness IndexYoung Adult

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PMID39869706
PMCPMC12202182

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