Esmat zarifinezhad1, Pourandokht Afshari2*, Shirali Kheramine3, Mohammad Hosein Haghighizadeh4

Abstract

Domestic violence is the most common type of violence against women with the most social, psychological and economic consequences. Domestic violence leads to the collapse of marital life. On the other hand, women's self-esteem is one of the most important factors in the sustainability of marital life. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between domestic violence, its related factors and women's self-esteem. The present study was a cross-sectional descriptive-analytic study that was conducted among 473 women using married women living in the city based on Cochran's formula and using a simple sampling method. The data collection tool was a self-esteem and domestic violence questionnaire whose validity and reliability were calculated. Data were analyzed using Pearson correlation coefficient by SPSS software. Findings showed that the highest prevalence was related to psychological violence. There were economic, sexual and physical violence in the next category. There was a significant relationship between mental violence and self-esteem. There was no significant relationship between other types of violence and self-esteem. Also, there was a significant relationship between the factors affecting domestic violence and self-esteem. The present study confirms the relationship between domestic violence against women and self-esteem and points to ways to address violence, especially psychological violence.