Understanding the Association Between Economic Abuse, Abuser-Initiated Workplace Disruptions and Mental Health Outcomes Among Nursing Professionals

Kathryn Showalter; Yoonzie Chung

doi:10.1177/10778012251320576

Understanding the Association Between Economic Abuse, Abuser-Initiated Workplace Disruptions and Mental Health Outcomes Among Nursing Professionals

Kathryn Showalter
, Yoonzie Chung

College of Social Work

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Abstract

Participants were recruited from statewide nursing membership organizations and major healthcare providers (N = 174). Outcomes of anxiety, depression, and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) were tested for association with two key predictors; economic abuse and abuser-initiated workplace disruptions. Utilizing multiple linear regression analyses, findings indicate economic abuse experienced among nurses increases anxiety and depression. However, abuser-initiated workplace disruption improved model fit when added, significantly increasing anxiety, depression, and PTSD even when controlling for demographics and economic abuse. The impact of abuser-initiated workplace disruptions could stretch beyond mental health problems and warrants future exploration.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	789-804
Number of pages	16
Journal	Violence Against Women
Volume	32
Issue number	3-4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/10778012251320576
State	Published - Mar 2026

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Funding

The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: Funding was provided, in part, by the Center for Research on Violence Against Women (CRVAW) at the University of Kentucky and the UK President’s Office.

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UN SDGs

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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Keywords

PTSD
anxiety
depression
economic abuse
intimate partner violence-workplace disruptions assessment (IPV-WDA)

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Gender Studies
Sociology and Political Science
Law

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