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    The document summarizes a study that examined the buffering role of social support on the mental health outcomes of domestic violence victims in Georgia. It found that social support from family and institutions partially moderated the effects of different forms of domestic violence on depression, anxiety, and life satisfaction. Specifically, social support buffered the impact of all forms of domestic violence on depression and buffered the impact of sexual violence on anxiety. Institutional support also buffered the impact of sexual and physical violence on life satisfaction. The study assessed over 300 domestic violence victims and found high rates of various forms of abuse and poor mental health outcomes. Expected family support was also generally high while expected institutional support was low.

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    The document summarizes a study that examined the buffering role of social support on the mental health outcomes of domestic violence victims in Georgia. It found that social support from family and institutions partially moderated the effects of different forms of domestic violence on depression, anxiety, and life satisfaction. Specifically, social support buffered the impact of all forms of domestic violence on depression and buffered the impact of sexual violence on anxiety. Institutional support also buffered the impact of sexual and physical violence on life satisfaction. The study assessed over 300 domestic violence victims and found high rates of various forms of abuse and poor mental health outcomes. Expected family support was also generally high while expected institutional support was low.

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    Role of Social Support on Mental Health Outcomes for Victims of Domestic Violence

    Maka Lortkipanidze, Nino Javakhishvili


    Ilia State University, Tbilisi, Georgia

    Goals and Objectives: Methods:

    Experience of domestic violence is moderated by perceived social support and together Up to 300 women experienced domestic violence were examined all over the Georgia using the
    following instruments:
    they affect mental health outcomes of the victims. The buffering hypothesis of social
    support was checked on victims of domestic violence with findings that social support 1. Psychological Maltreatment of Women Inventory, Tolman, 1995 – modified version
    provides an important resource to decrease, or minimize stress, improve general health to 2. Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CESD) Laurie Radloff, 1977 – validated
    for this study
    adjust to the violent situation (El-Bassel et al., 2001, Waldrop & Resick, 2004, Panaghi et
    3. State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, Spielberger et al. 1983. We used only state anxiety subscale –
    al., 2012). Social support moderated effects of spouse abuse on health outcomes in a validated for Georgian sample by Arutunov and Skhirtladze
    general health questionnaire. It can decrease the negative physical and psychological 4. The Satisfaction with Life Scale, Pavot & Diener, 1993 – validated for Georgian sample by
    influences of spouse abuse on health condition (Panaghi et al.,2012). Skhirtladze
    5. Expected Social Support Questionnaire, Sarason et al. 1983 – modified version

    Current study aims to study the buffering role of social support (family/friends and
    Data was analyzed using SPSS + PROCESS for statistical moderation analysis.
    institutions) in psychological adjustment of victims of domestic violence.

    Model:

    Emotional-Verbal Violence
    Depression
    Dominance-Isolation
    Life Satisfaction
    Economic Violence

    Physical Violence Anxiety

    Sexual Violence

    Expected Social Support

    From Family and Friends From Institutions

    Results:

    We checked buffering hypothesis for various forms of DV - physical, economical, sexual and psychological (emotional-verbal and isolation-domination), two forms of social support - family and institutional
    ones and three outcome variables: depression, anxiety and life satisfaction using moderation analysis.

    Our data only partially supports the buffering hypothesis:


    • For depression social support plays a buffer role for all forms of domestic violence. Level of depression decreases along with both, family and institutional support
    • For anxiety social support plays a buffer role only in case of sexual violence. Level of anxiety decreases along with family support while institutional support does not have any significant impact
    • For life satisfaction social support plays a buffer role in case of sexual and physical violence. Level of life satisfaction increases along with the institutional support while family support has no impact on life
    satisfaction.

    • Most of the victims are experiencing all four (emotional, economic, physical • Level of depression and anxiety are significantly high, and level and life satisfaction is
    violence and dominance-isolation) forms of violence. The sexual violence case significantly low among women experienced domestic violence:
    were reported more rarely:
    Domestic Violence experience Mental Health Outcomes
    120.00% 90.00%

    80.00% 77.87%
    98.64% 99.32%
    100.00%
    93.17%
    70.00%
    65.73%
    81.60%
    79.86%
    80.00% 60.00%

    Emotiona-Verbal
    Dominace-Isolation 50.00% Deprresion
    60.00% Economic Anxiety
    Physical Life satisfaction
    40.00%
    Sexual

    40.00% 29.63%
    30.00%

    20.00%
    20.00%

    10.00%

    0.00%
    0.00%

    • Expected family support is high, while expected institutional support is especially low which means that much less people hope for institutions than for family.

    Social Support
    1.20%

    1.10%

    1.00%

    0.80%

    Family/Friends
    0.60%
    Institutions

    0.40%

    0.20%

    0.06%

    0.00%

    Contact email: Maka_lortkipanidze@iliauni.edu.ge

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