Testing a Causal Model of Domestic Violence Based on Mind Reading Through the Eyes and Childhood Psychological Maltreatment Mediated by the Quality of the Marital Relationship in Traumatized Women

Subject Areas : Psychology

Sajjad Basharpoor ¹ , Matineh Ebadi ²

1 - Mohaghegh Ardabili University, Department of psychology, Ardabil, Iran.
2 - Mohaghegh Ardabili University, Department of psychology, Ardabil, Iran.

Received: 2021-09-23 Accepted : 2021-11-20 Published : 2021-12-22

Keywords: quality of marital relationship, domestic violence, Traumatized women, Childhood psychological maltreatment, Mind reading through the eyes,

Abstract :

The aim of this study was to test a causal model of domestic violence based on mind reading through the eyes and childhood psychological maltreatment mediated by the quality of marital relationship in traumatized women. The statistical population of the study consisted of all married women traumatized by domestic violence in Ardabil in 2021. The number of subjects was 300 who were selected via convenient sampling method and participated in the study online. The research method was descriptive and correlational. To collect data, Haj-Yahia Domestic Violence Against Women Questionnaire (2002), "Reading the Mind in the Eyes'' Test of Baron and Cohen (2005), Childhood Psychological Abuse Scale of Coates and Messman-Moore (2014), and the Marital Quality Scale of Basbi et al. (1995) were used. Data analysis was performed using structural equation modeling. The results showed that the variables of mind reading through the eyes, childhood psychological maltreatment had a direct effect on domestic violence in traumatized women; And these variables through the quality of marital relationship had an indirect effect on domestic violence in traumatized women. The domestic violence in traumatized women causal model goodness of fit was also confirmed using various indicators.

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