Spouse abuse and mental health:the role of social support and cophng strategies
Subject Areas : روان درمانگری
Leily Panaghi
1
(
PhD Shahid Beheshti University
Family Research Institute
)
Shahrbano Ghahari
2
(
PhD Clinical Psychologist
)
Zohre Ahmadabadi
3
(
M. A. in Social Research
)
Hamid Yoosefi
4
(
MD
Psychiatrist
)
Keywords: social support, mental health, Coping Strategies, spouse abuse,
Abstract :
This study compared mental health, social support and coping strategies of abused women with those of a control group. A group of abused women (n=45) and a group of women who were not victims of abuse (n=72), completed Spouse Abuse Questionnaire (Ghahari, Atef Vahid, & Yoosefi, 2005), General Health Questionnaire (Goldberg, 1972), Social Support Scale (Cassidy & Long, 1996) and Coping Scale (Ghadamgahi, 1997). The MANOVA revealed that women with spouse abuse have lower scores in general health and social support and higher scores in coping strategies.