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The Relationship between Intimate Partner Violence and Quality of Life among Thai Women: The Moderating Effects of Family Support and Friend Support

Wimonthip, Phuangkhem

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2018, PHD, Kent State University, College of Nursing.
Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a critical social issue and impacts female victims’ health circumstances and quality of life (QOL). IPV includes physical, psychological, and sexual violence. In Thai women, rates of psychological, physical, and sexual violence have been estimated at 89.8%, 61.3%, and 25.4%, respectively. Family and friends have been reported as playing an important role in reducing the impact of IPV on QOL. Nevertheless, little is known about the effect of having support from family and friends as it applies to domains of QOL (DQOL) among Thai women experiencing one or more types of IPV. The research findings of this study will increase the understanding of the relationships among the extent of IPV (EIPV), family support, friend support, and DQOL. This understanding may facilitate the promotion of effective family and friend support interventions in this vulnerable population. The overall aim was to determine whether family support and friend support moderate the relationship between EIPV (conceptualized as the number of types of IPV experienced) and DQOL among Thai women. An adapted Cohen and McKay’s Stress-Buffering Model (SBM) was the theoretical framework used to guide this study. The SBM posits that negative outcomes can be mitigated when IPV, as a stressful event, interacts with appropriate social support. This study was a descriptive, cross-sectional analysis of an existing dataset collected from Thai female patients between 18 and 60 years of age from OB/GYN units in a large hospital in northeast Thailand. Among the 283 participants, the rates of EIPV, classified as no abuse, one-type, two-types, and all three-types, were 9.9%, 25.8%, 42.0%, and 22.3%, respectively. The results show both family support and friend support moderated between EIPV and psychological health. The buffering effects were stronger for women who experienced multiple types of IPV. The more IPV types experienced and the less family and friend support received, the lower the score of psychological health. Neither family nor friend support moderate the relationships among EIPV and the other four DQOL. The study findings revealed both family and friend support are advantageous for minimizing the adverse effect of EIPV on women’s psychological health. These findings suggest screening for a history of IPV in female clients receiving hospital services may enable early detection of abuse. The findings could also provide a better understanding of female victims’ perception of available social support and aid in the development and testing of interventions for victims in Thailand and possibly other Southeast Asian countries with similar cultural contexts.
Patricia Vermeersch, PhD (Committee Chair)
Jo Dowell, PhD (Committee Member)
Lori Kidd, PhD (Committee Member)
Ratchneewan Ross, PhD (Committee Member)
Richard Adams, PhD (Committee Member)
125 p.

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  • Wimonthip, P. (2018). The Relationship between Intimate Partner Violence and Quality of Life among Thai Women: The Moderating Effects of Family Support and Friend Support [Doctoral dissertation, Kent State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1524472458915937

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Wimonthip, Phuangkhem. The Relationship between Intimate Partner Violence and Quality of Life among Thai Women: The Moderating Effects of Family Support and Friend Support . 2018. Kent State University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1524472458915937.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Wimonthip, Phuangkhem. "The Relationship between Intimate Partner Violence and Quality of Life among Thai Women: The Moderating Effects of Family Support and Friend Support ." Doctoral dissertation, Kent State University, 2018. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1524472458915937

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)