The reality of spousal violence against women during the COVID-19 pandemic from the point of view of abused wives.

Autor: Shaaban Elsayed, Walaa Mohamed
Zdroj: Ajman Journal of Studies & Research; 2022, Vol. 21 Issue 2, p1-33, 33p
Abstrakt: This study aimed to determine the reality of spousal violence against women during the COVID-19 pandemic from the point of view of battered wives. The researcher used the descriptive analytical method in this study. The study sample consisted of 160 abused wives. The researcher designed a questionnaire to determine the reality of forms of spousal violence (physical - sexual - verbal - economic - psychological) against the wife by the husband. The results showed that all forms of violence against the wife by her husband during the Covid-19 pandemic reached a total weight of (18783), and a weighted relative weight of (78.26%). This indicator is high, indicating that the level of spousal violence in its various forms is high during the Covid-19 pandemic. Physical violence came in first place at 22.1%, followed by "verbal violence" with 20.9%, followed by psychological violence at 20.5%, then fourth place sexual violence at 18.4%, and finally, fifth place is sexual violence at 18.1%. The study ended with the researcher coming up with important recommendations that contribute to confronting the phenomenon of spousal violence against women. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Databáze: Complementary Index