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The Interaction of Sexism and Heterosexism in Lesbian Women's Experiences with Intimate Partner Violence and Subsequent Posttraumatic Reactions

Ceroni, Taylor L.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1563958276455072

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2019, Doctor of Philosophy, University of Akron, Counseling Psychology.
Experiences of oppression and experiences of multiple oppressions have long been linked to psychological distress. Newer research has been conducted looking at the traumatic effects that oppression can have on mental health including PTSD symptom development. The experience of trauma in women and its links to PTSD have also long been studied but there has been no research to date to look at the experiences of lesbian women who experience IPV and how sexism and heterosexism may affect the development of PTSD symptoms. The current study added to the existing literature by exploring the additive and interactional roles that multiple oppressions play in individual’s lives. Specifically, the present study hypothesized additive effects and interactional effects between internalized sexism, internalized heterosexism, externalized sexism, and externalized heterosexism in predicting PTSD symptom severity. Additionally, it was predicted that a moderated moderation would exist, where the relationship between externalized oppression and PTSD symptom severity is moderated by internalized oppression with IPV severity moderating the relationship between internalized oppression and PTSD symptom severity. Participants were 209 lesbian women. Hierarchical regression analysis found support for externalized sexism as a unique predictor for PTSD symptom severity. Implications are discussed.
Dawn Johnson, Ph.D. (Advisor)
Margo Gregor, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
Ronald Levant, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
Suzette Speight, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
John Zipp, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
234 p.
Counseling Psychology; Psychology
sexism, heterosexism, intimate partner violence, PTSD

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  • Ceroni, T. L. (2019). The Interaction of Sexism and Heterosexism in Lesbian Women's Experiences with Intimate Partner Violence and Subsequent Posttraumatic Reactions [Doctoral dissertation, University of Akron]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1563958276455072

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Ceroni, Taylor. The Interaction of Sexism and Heterosexism in Lesbian Women's Experiences with Intimate Partner Violence and Subsequent Posttraumatic Reactions. 2019. University of Akron, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1563958276455072.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Ceroni, Taylor. "The Interaction of Sexism and Heterosexism in Lesbian Women's Experiences with Intimate Partner Violence and Subsequent Posttraumatic Reactions." Doctoral dissertation, University of Akron, 2019. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1563958276455072

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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