The effectiveness of coping therapy on domestic violence and self-efficacy in abused women

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 Ph.D. student in general psychology, Department of Psychology, Saveh Branch, Islamic Azad University, Saveh, Iran.

2 Associate professor, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran.

3 Associate professor, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Allameh Tabatabai University, Tehran, Iran.

Abstract

Introduction: Domestic violence is still considered a global problem. The present study aims to investigate the effectiveness of coping therapy on domestic violence and the sense of self-efficacy in abused women.
 
Materials and Methods: Among the 115 women victims of violence in Tehran who were initially interviewed, 40 women who were victims of violence living in Ray city, Kahrizak district, who referred to Hazrat Abolfazl (AS) comprehensive health center during the months of September-October 2019, were randomly assigned to the coping therapy group (n= 20) and the control group (n= 20). All participants completed the demographic checklist, self-efficacy questionnaire, and standard questionnaire for measuring violence against women in three stages. We used analysis of variance with repeated measures. The data was analyzed with SPSS version 24 software.
 
Results: There was a significant difference between the groups in the post-test and follow-up stages. This can indicate the effectiveness of coping therapy on self-efficacy in victims of violence and the stability of the effectiveness in the follow-up stage (P< 0.001).
 
Conclusion: The results showed that coping therapy can be used as a psychological intervention to increase the sense of self-efficacy and reduce violence towards women. This intervention empowers women who have experienced violence.

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Journal of Fundamentals of Mental Health
Volume 25, Issue 4
July and August 2023
Pages 245-251

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