Psychlogical and social-personal characteristics of women subject to domestic violence

this study examines the psychological and socio-personal characteristics of women experiencing domestic violence. Objective: to examine the psychological and socio-personal characteristics of women experiencing domestic violence. Materials and research methods.This study was conducted at the Verba crisis center. The study involved 65 women in a traumatic situation as a result of experiencing domestic violence. All subjects had a history of family life, long-term abuse by a partner or husband. The average duration of cohabitation in a couple was 4,36 ± 1,02 years. The author's questionnaire was used in the work to identify the type of domestic violence, study the somatic and neurotic complaints of the subjects. All subjects were examined by a psychiatrist to exclude psychiatric pathology. In order to determine the multimodal mental state, the questionnaire of neurotic disorders (ONR) was used; to determine the severity of the subjects' negative attitude to their personality and their own future, the questionnaire of hopelessness by A.T. Beck was used. Mathematical and statistical analysis was carried out to process the obtained data using psychodiagnostic methods. Standard methods of statistical analysis were used using the statistika 10 software package. The rank correlation coefficient proposed by K. Spearman was calculated. Correlation dependencies were considered reliable with the values of the correlation coefficients r = 0,5-1,0 and the reliability of differences P <0.05. Results. The results obtained according to the ONR questionnaire showed an excess of indicators on the clinical scales: "Digestive disorders" (72,4 ± 16,54 Tb); "Mental exhaustion" (67,1 ± 6.45 Tb); "General sensitivity disorders" (74,32±9,58Tb; "Degree of deterioration of general well-being" (70,15±10,73Tb); "Experience of one's own inferiority" (68,4±8,53Tb); "Unmotivated fear" (6,8±7,51Tb); "Obsessive thoughts and actions" (76,83±10,31Tb); "Sleep disorders" (68,8±6,47Tb), "Reduced performance" (73,6±9,71Tb). The study of the personality scales of the OHP questionnaire allowed us to determine in the group of subjects an overestimation of the scales: "Neurotic "overcontrol" of behavior" (**–P<0,01), "Hypochondriacism" (*–P<0,05), "Social maladaptation" (**-P<0,01), "Lack of self-confidence" (***- P<0,01), "Affective instability" (***-P<0,01), The main features of the psychological status of the tested women were conscious overcontrol of behavior, an exaggerated tendency to think, inertia and repetitiveness of experiences. Analysis of data on the hopelessness scale established states of mild hopelessness in 63,5±7,3% of moderate hopelessness in 38,4±5.1% of those tested. Discussion. The study found that violence has a significant impact on the personality and psychological state of women. Women experiencing domestic violence were characterized by low self-esteem, they stop believing in their own strengths, in the ability to achieve success in life. Psychological trauma disrupts the ability of victims of violence to control their lives and their behavior. The above psychological characteristics of women, victims of violence, negatively affect their mental health and negatively affect the functioning of such a person in society. Conclusions. The results of the study indicate mental health disorders in women, victims of domestic violence and allow us to raise questions about the need to develop and test effective methods of psychological and psychotherapeutic assistance to families.

women, domestic violence, family, psychological and social personal characteristics. psychological testing. psychological