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dc.contributor.authorFriborg, Oddgeir
dc.contributor.authorEmaus, Nina
dc.contributor.authorRosenvinge, Jan H
dc.contributor.authorBilden, Unni
dc.contributor.authorOlsen, Jan Abel
dc.contributor.authorPettersen, Gunn
dc.date.accessioned2016-03-03T13:03:53Z
dc.date.available2016-03-03T13:03:53Z
dc.date.issued2015-08-28
dc.description.abstractThis general population-based study examined associations between violence and mental health, musculoskeletal pain, and early disability pension. The prevalence and consequences of good vs. poor adjustment (resilience vs vulnerability) following encounters with violence were also examined. Data were based on the sixth wave of the “Tromsø Study” (N=12,981; 65.7% response rate, 53.4% women, M-age=57.5 years, SD-age=12.7 years). Self-reported data on psychological (threats) and physical violence (beaten/kicked), mental health (anxiety/depression), musculoskeletal pain (MSP), and granting of disability pension (DP) were collected. Men suffered more violent events during childhood than women did, and vice versa during adulthood. Psychological violence implied poorer mental health and slightly more MSP than physical violence. The risk of MSP was highest for violence occurring during childhood in women and during the last year for men. A dose-response relationship between an increasing number of violent encounters and poorer health was observed. About 58% of individuals reported no negative impact of violence (hence, resilience group), whereas 42% considered themselves as more vulnerable following encounters with violence. Regression analyses indicated comparable mental health but slightly more MSP in the resilience group compared to the unexposed group, whereas the vulnerable group had significantly worse health overall and a higher risk of early granting of DP. Resilience is not an all-or-nothing matter, as physical ailments may characterize individuals adapting well following encounters with violence.en_US
dc.identifier.citationPLoS ONE 2015, 10(8): e0136588en_US
dc.identifier.cristinIDFRIDAID 1256937
dc.identifier.doi10.1371/journal.pone.0136588
dc.identifier.issn1932-6203
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10037/8651
dc.identifier.urnURN:NBN:no-uit_munin_8237
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherPublic Library of Scienceen_US
dc.rights.accessRightsopenAccess
dc.subjectVDP::Medisinske Fag: 700en_US
dc.subjectVDP::Medical disciplines: 700en_US
dc.titleViolence affects physical and mental health differently: the general population based Tromsø studyen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.typeTidsskriftartikkelen_US
dc.typePeer revieweden_US


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