NCT03906487

Self Defining Memories in Women Victims of Intimate Partner Violence.

Self Defining Memories in Women Victims of Intimate Partner Violence: a Pilot Study.

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 80 (estimated)
• Sponsor: University Hospital, Toulouse · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years – 60 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

A recent report by the World Health Organization demonstrated that 30 % of women worldwide have been victims of intimate-partner violence (IPV). IPV is a public health problem thus it seems important to propose relevant care. It is difficult to carry out an effective therapy. Psychological care is based on cognitive abilities but these women have cognitive impairment. Few studies investigated their cognitive dysfunction. Investigators suggest in this study an exploration of the Self Defining Memories (SDM) which can highlight the loss of identity of these women and a new target of therapy.

Detailed description

Intimate partner violence among women is associated to identity problems. Indeed, the victims have a poor self esteem and difficulties to express their own wishes. In this study investigators suggest an analysis of a type of memory, that is known to be essential, to profile an identity functioning: self-defining memories. To date, no study has explored SDM in women with IPV. The characteristics of the SDM in women victims of IPV will be compared to a group of women who has never been diagnosed in this situation. Those memories could be used in therapy. A French adaptation of the questionnaire proposed by Singer \& Moffitt (1992) will be used (Berna et al., 2011a, 2011b) for the assessment of SDM. Four elements will be study: specificity, meaning, content, affect. The two groups will have two visits: * the first to verify inclusion criteria and assessed psychotraumatic and depressive symptoms; * the last to characterize the SDM.

Conditions

• Domestic Violence

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Assessment measures MINI, PCL5 and BDI-II and definition of 5 SDM	This group will have two visits: * the first to verify inclusion criteria and assessed psychotraumatic and depressive symptoms by completing assessment measures called MINI, PCL-5, BDI-II ; * the last to characterize the SDM by defining 5 personal memories
BEHAVIORAL	Assessment measures MINI and definition of 5 SDM	This group will have two visits: * the first to verify inclusion criteria and assessed psychotraumatic and depressive symptoms by completing MINI questionary; * the last to characterize the SDM by and defining 5 personal memories

Timeline

• Start date: 2020-02-06
• Primary completion: 2021-11-01
• Completion: 2021-12-01
• First posted: 2019-04-08
• Last updated: 2020-07-31

Locations

1 site across 1 country: France