The results found that the pattern of findings obtained in this study was consistent with the notion that physical assault might lead to more positive engagement forms of coping, while sexual aggression might lead to poorer mental health in part because of an increase in disengagement coping behaviors. Future studies should include intrapersonal, resource, and contextual factors and their impact on mental health with different forms of coping. The study examined the impacts of intimate partner assault, sexual aggression, problem-focused engagement coping, emotion-focused engagement coping, problem-focused disengagement coping, and emotion-focused disengagement coping on subsequent mental health outcomes. The study group consisted of 61 women who participated in a baseline assessment and a 6-month followup from a larger investigation into the psychosocial functioning of those seeking help from shelters and nonresidential community agencies serving battered women. Tables, references