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Adaptability to acute stress among women survivors of intimate partner violence: protocol for a mixed-methods cross-sectional study in a laboratory setting (BRAW study) by Goldberg, Ximena (author);Espelt, Carme (author);Palao, Diego (author);Nadal, Roser (author);Armario, Antonio (author) is a Medicine article available to read on EtoBox.

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## Introduction Intimate partner violence (IPV) is the most common and alarming form of violence against women, affecting around 30% of all women around the world. Using an integrative methodology, we approach IPV as a form of chronic exposure to severe stress that alters the stress-response system of exposed women. The aim of this study is to test the hypothesis that sustained exposure to IPV in women confers a vulnerability-to-stress profile characterised by higher neuroendocrine and behavioural responsiveness associated with a selective attentional processing bias towards threat. ## Methods and analysis Women between 21 and 50 years old from the area of Barcelona (Spain) will be invited to participate. A sample of 82 women exposed to IPV and 41 women not exposed to IPV will be included and assessed for attentional bias and response to acute stress in a laboratory condition (the Trier Social Stress Task). The study will include quantitative and qualitative measures of cognitive performance, neuroendocrine activity and face-to-face interviews to obtain an integrative description of the stress-response profile of these women. Results are expected to help build resilience strategies

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Author

Goldberg, Ximena (author);Espelt, Carme (author);Palao, Diego (author);Nadal, Roser (author);Armario, Antonio (author)

Publisher

BMJ

Published

2020

Language

EN

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)