Abstract

Objective

The study aims to provide a preliminary examination of the psychometric properties of the Italian version of Multidimensional Measure of Emotional Abuse (MMEA) and aims to investigate consequences of emotional abuse for the relationship, help-seeking and disclosure behaviors, among a sample of lesbian women.

Methods and participants

One hundred and sixty-five lesbian volunteers filled in a self-report questionnaire including a measure of emotional abuse (MMEA) investigating the consequences of the abuse for the relationship and their disclosure and help-seeking behaviors.

Results

Structural equation modeling (SEM) confirmed the four-factor structure of the MMEA among the sample, and indicated MMEA as a valid tool to measure the phenomenon among Italian lesbian women. As for the consequences of the emotional abuse, most of the participants continued their relationship after the abuse and chose not to talk about the episodes to anyone. When opening up about the abuse, participants mainly reported it to close friends and psychologists and/or psychotherapists. These results have important clinical and policy implications as they provide some indications to be taken into account by mental health professionals and policymakers working with abused lesbian clients.

中文翻译：

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意大利女同性恋女性的情感虐待：关系后果，寻求帮助和披露行为

摘要

客观的

这项研究旨在对意大利版《情绪虐待的多维量度》（MMEA）的心理计量学特性进行初步检查，并旨在调查女同性恋妇女中情绪虐待对人际关系，寻求帮助和揭露行为的后果。 。

方法和参加者

165名女同性恋志愿者填写了一份自我报告调查表，其中包括一项衡量情绪虐待（MMEA）的措施，以调查虐待对恋爱关系的影响及其披露和寻求帮助的行为。

结果

结构方程模型（SEM）确认了样本中MMEA的四因素结构，并指出MMEA是衡量意大利女同性恋女性现象的有效工具。至于情感虐待的后果，大多数参与者在虐待之后继续保持恋爱关系，并选择不与任何人谈论这些情节。公开有关虐待的信息时，参与者主要是向亲密的朋友，心理学家和/或心理治疗师报告。这些结果具有重要的临床和政策意义，因为它们提供了一些迹象，精神卫生专业人员和与受虐女同性恋客户一起工作的政策制定者需要考虑这些迹象。