Question

Table exploring the relationship between exposure to IPV (IPV exposure) durantion of IPV (IPV duration), family relationships (M=Mother, F=Father, C=child), anxiety, depression, post traumatic stress, and dissociation. Below is a correlation matrix based on findings. Please make some statements about significant and insignificant findings.

Variables                   1.            2.        3      4.    5.         6.      7.        8     9.      10.     11     12.

1. IPV Exposure

2. IPV Duration      −.38**

Perceptions of family relationships

3. F-M cohesion TS −.59** .18 7

4. F-C cohesion TS −.40** .15 .70**

5. M-C cohesion TS −.25 .22 .30** .00

6. F-M cohesion CS −.46** .06   .52**    .26 .   26

7. F-C cohesion CS −.46** .07   .49** .61** −.00    −.52**

8. M-C cohesion CS −.23     .06    .18       -.13       .52** .24   −.17

Symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder

9. Anxiety                  .03* −.48** −.36* −.30*   −.02 −.20   −.20    −.23

10. Depression         .22   −.38**   −.22   −.26   .10   −.05   −.15   −.08 .69**

11. Anger                    .23    −.26     −.12    −.20   .05   −.12 −.02   .02    .26    .44**

12. Post-traumatic    .23    −.22     −.36* −.35* .02 −.12   −.16 −.03 .75** .70** .32*

13. Dissociation        .11    −.06    −.08      −.26    .22    −.18   −.27    .00    .56** .67** .50** .71**

* p < .05 ** p < .0

Answer 1

Some of the Significant findings -

The variables IPV Duration and IPV Exposure were found to be significantly negatively correlated, r = -.38, p < .0.

The variables F-M cohesion TS and IPV Exposure were found to be significantly negatively correlated, r = -.59, p < .0.

The variables F-M cohesion CS and IPV Exposure were found to be significantly negatively correlated, r = -.46, p < .0.

The variables F-C cohesion CS and IPV Exposure were found to be significantly negatively correlated, r = -.38, p < .0.

The variables Anxiety and IPV Exposure were found to be significantly positively correlated, r = .03, p < .05.

The variables Dissociation and Post-traumatic were found to be significantly positively correlated, r = .71, p < .0.

The variables Dissociation and Anger were found to be significantly positively correlated, r = .50, p < .0.

The variables Dissociation and Depression were found to be significantly positively correlated, r = .67, p < .0.

The variables Dissociation and Anxiety were found to be significantly positively correlated, r = .56, p < .0.

Some of the Insignificant findings -

The variables IPV Exposure and M-C cohesion TS were found to be insignificantly correlated, r = -.25, p > .05.

The variables IPV Exposure and M-C cohesion CS were found to be insignificantly correlated, r = -.23, p > .05.

The variables IPV Exposure and Depression were found to be insignificantly correlated, r = .22, p > .05.

The variables IPV Exposure and Anger were found to be insignificantly correlated, r = .23, p > .05.

The variables IPV Exposure and Post-traumatic were found to be insignificantly correlated, r = .23, p > .05.

The variables IPV Exposure and Dissociation were found to be insignificantly correlated, r = .11, p > .05.

The variables IPV Duration and Dissociation were found to be insignificantly correlated, r = -.06, p > .05.

The variables F-M cohesion TS and Dissociation were found to be insignificantly correlated, r = .-08, p > .05.