Psycho-social Correlates and predictors of Quality of Life Among Victims of Domestic Violence

Sujatha Koshy () and Dr. Pratima Kaushik ()
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Sujatha Koshy: AIPS, Amity University
Dr. Pratima Kaushik: AIPS, Amity University Uttar Pradesh, Noida-125

International Journal of Social Sciences, 2017, vol. 6, issue 1, 41-52

Abstract: Domestic violence is very common problem in individuals, especially females in Indian scenario, is often associated with severe mental illness; yet there is very little research in this setting. The present study aimed to investigate the relationship psychological distress, social support and quality of life among victims of domestic violence. For this purpose, various NGO?s in Delhi and NCR who support victims of domestic violence were approached. The subjects included 100 married women (22-45 years of age) who were victims of domestic violence. SSQ (Sarason, I.G., Levine, H.M., Basham, R.B., et al. (1983), DAS-21 (Marianna Szabo, 2010), and WHOQOL-BREF (WHO, 1996) were employed. Correlation coefficient and regression analysis was done. The findings suggested that both psychological and psychosocial factors such as depression, anxiety, stress, social appraisal, belongingness and tangibility can have a significant impact on quality of life of victims of domestic violence.

Keywords: domestic violence; psychological distress; social support; quality of life; belongingness (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I31 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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