TY - JOUR AU - Sorrentino, Anna AU - Alfano, Valentina PY - 2023/03/28 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Intimate Partner Violence and physical diseases: an exploratory study JF - Psychology Hub JA - PSY-HUB VL - 40 IS - 1 SE - Original Article DO - 10.13133/2724-2943/17857 UR - https://rosa.uniroma1.it/rosa04/psychology_hub/article/view/17857 SP - 25-36 AB - <p>Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) is a transversal phenomenon that affects a significant number of women and<br />female adolescents in the world. Although several and numerous studies have investigated various negative<br />consequences associated with exposure to IPV, few have focused on the physical diseases associated with<br />exposure to physical, psychological, and sexual violence. The present study aims to analyze the association<br />between past or present IPV victimization and the presence of physical disease, in particular, investigating the<br />unique contribution of physical, psychological, and sexual violence on IPV victims’ likelihood of reporting<br />physical diseases diagnoses by surveying 133 women victims of IPV recruited from various anti-violence<br />centers (CAV). The results showed that women who experienced psychological violence were more at risk of<br />reporting cardiovascular disorders and a diagnosis of benign neoplasm; moreover, women who believed that<br />their physical disease was linked to exposure to IPV showed a higher presence of gastrointestinal disorders.<br />The results are discussed, along with possible applications for prevention and intervention strategies.</p> ER -