Intimate partner violence and diurnal cortisol patterns in couples

Hyoun Kyoung Kim; Stacey S. Tiberio; Deborah M. Capaldi; Joann Wu Shortt; Erica C. Squires; J. Josh Snodgrass

doi:10.1016/j.psyneuen.2014.09.013

Intimate partner violence and diurnal cortisol patterns in couples

Hyoun Kyoung Kim, Stacey S. Tiberio, Deborah M. Capaldi, Joann Wu Shortt, Erica C. Squires, J. Josh Snodgrass

Department of Child and family Studies

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Abstract

This study examined whether physical intimate partner violence (IPV) victimization was associated with diurnal patterns of salivary cortisol in a community sample of 122 couples in their 30s from predominantly lower socioeconomic status backgrounds. Findings indicate that women with higher levels of victimization exhibited flatter patterns of diurnal cortisol characterized by both higher midday levels and more attenuated decreases in cortisol levels across the day, compared to women with lower levels of victimization. However, men's victimization was not associated with their diurnal cortisol levels. This study advances our understanding of the association between physical IPV victimization and dysregulated hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis functioning in women, which is likely to have further implications for their subsequent mental and physical health.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	35-46
Number of pages	12
Journal	Psychoneuroendocrinology
Volume	51
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2014.09.013
Publication status	Published - 2015 Jan 1

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Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Endocrinology
Endocrine and Autonomic Systems
Psychiatry and Mental health
Biological Psychiatry

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Kim, H. K., Tiberio, S. S., Capaldi, D. M., Shortt, J. W., Squires, E. C., & Snodgrass, J. J. (2015). Intimate partner violence and diurnal cortisol patterns in couples. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 51, 35-46. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2014.09.013

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