Investigating Mechanisms Between Child Marriage, Intimate Partner Violence, and Psychological Distress in Malawi and Uganda
An Application of Generalized Structural Equation Models
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6459869 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Luissa Vahedi (0000-0001-7112-3348, Brown School of Social Work, Washington University in St. Louis), Jessica Lee (0000-0001-5760-2692, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health), Lindsay Stark (0000-0002-8775-9735, Brown School of Social Work, Washington University in St. Louis) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 236-257 |
| Publication date | 2024-12-18 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Violence Against Women (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1077-8012 • E-ISSN: 1552-8448 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/10778012241303470 |
| PMID | 39692508 |
| OpenAlex | W4405538984 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 31 |
One in five women aged 20–24 years are first married before adulthood. Using the Violence against Children Surveys from Uganda and Malawi, we decomposed the total relationship between child marriage and psychological distress into an indirect relationship via intimate partner violence (IPV) and a direct relationship (above and beyond IPV). In Uganda, delaying marriage during adolescence reduced the probability of IPV and psychological distress in young adulthood; 45% of the total relationship between age at first marriage and psychological distress was mediated through IPV. In contrast, Malawi showed less evidence of direct and indirect relationships, though the total effect approached significance
Developmental psychology · Distress · Domestic violence · Injury prevention · Medical emergency · Mental health · Poison control · Psychiatry · Psychological distress · Sociology · Structural equation modeling · Suicide prevention · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · Clinical Psychology · Demography · Global Maternal and Child Health · Human Factors and Ergonomics · Intimate Partner and Family Violence · Medicine · Psychology
New Findings on Child Marriage in Sub-Saharan Africa
Validity study of the K6 scale as a measure of moderate mental distress based on mental health treatment need and utilization
Screening for serious mental illness in the general population with the K6 screening scale
When the mother is a child
Intimate partner violence
Power analysis and determination of sample size for covariance structure modeling.
Exploring married girls’ subjective experiences of well‐being and challenges
Overlooked and unaddressed
Global Prevalence and Mental Health Outcomes of Intimate Partner Violence Among Women
Cross-National Associations between Age at Marriage and Intimate Partner Violence among Young Women
Child marriage and psychological well-being in Niger and Ethiopia
Young women’s experience of adolescent marriage and motherhood in Jordan
Early marriage in Bangladesh
Factor Structure of the Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K6) Among Emerging Adults
Premarital Fertility and Marital Timing in Malawi
Principles and Practice of Structural Equation Modeling
Child Marriage in Canada
Do Gender-Based Pathways Influence Mental Health? Examining the Linkages Between Early Child Marriage, Intimate Partner Violence, and Psychological Well-being among Young Ethiopian Women (18-24 years Old)
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |