The relationship between mental health and violence toward women during the COVID-19 pandemic
Abstract The COVID-19 pandemic has a number of psychological consequences for societies, especially women. This study was conducted to determine the relationship between mental health and violence toward women during the COVID-19 pandemic in Iran.This study was conducted on during late October to No...
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| author | Najmeh Khatoon Shoaei Neda Asadi Mahin Salmani |
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| description | Abstract The COVID-19 pandemic has a number of psychological consequences for societies, especially women. This study was conducted to determine the relationship between mental health and violence toward women during the COVID-19 pandemic in Iran.This study was conducted on during late October to November 2020 (N = 400). Demographic information questionnaire, General Health Questionnaire(GHQ-12) and violence toward women inventory(VTWI) were used.The results showed that violence was higher among employed women. Also, the results showed that VTW was higher in women with 3 children, high school degree, family income under 3 million and women over 40 years old. Findings showed that the mean mental health of women at the COVID-19 pandemic was moderate (15.14 ± 8.8). Also, with increasing psychological and economic violence, their mental health decreases. Therefore, it is suggested that policy makers and planners, apart from the physical effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, pay attention to its psychological dimension, especially for women, and try to allocate funds to maintain and promote mental health and family. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-813828509d974c17a380c1d7938efff12022-12-22T03:54:25ZengBMCBMC Psychiatry1471-244X2022-12-012211710.1186/s12888-022-04448-3The relationship between mental health and violence toward women during the COVID-19 pandemicNajmeh Khatoon Shoaei0Neda Asadi1Mahin Salmani2Nursing Research Center, Kerman University of Medical SciencesNursing Research Center, Kerman University of Medical SciencesDepartment of Mathematics and Statistics, Faculty of Science, University of New BrunswickAbstract The COVID-19 pandemic has a number of psychological consequences for societies, especially women. This study was conducted to determine the relationship between mental health and violence toward women during the COVID-19 pandemic in Iran.This study was conducted on during late October to November 2020 (N = 400). Demographic information questionnaire, General Health Questionnaire(GHQ-12) and violence toward women inventory(VTWI) were used.The results showed that violence was higher among employed women. Also, the results showed that VTW was higher in women with 3 children, high school degree, family income under 3 million and women over 40 years old. Findings showed that the mean mental health of women at the COVID-19 pandemic was moderate (15.14 ± 8.8). Also, with increasing psychological and economic violence, their mental health decreases. Therefore, it is suggested that policy makers and planners, apart from the physical effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, pay attention to its psychological dimension, especially for women, and try to allocate funds to maintain and promote mental health and family.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-022-04448-3Mental HealthViolence toward womenThe COVID-19 pandemic |
| spellingShingle | Najmeh Khatoon Shoaei Neda Asadi Mahin Salmani The relationship between mental health and violence toward women during the COVID-19 pandemic BMC Psychiatry Mental Health Violence toward women The COVID-19 pandemic |
| title | The relationship between mental health and violence toward women during the COVID-19 pandemic |
| title_full | The relationship between mental health and violence toward women during the COVID-19 pandemic |
| title_fullStr | The relationship between mental health and violence toward women during the COVID-19 pandemic |
| title_full_unstemmed | The relationship between mental health and violence toward women during the COVID-19 pandemic |
| title_short | The relationship between mental health and violence toward women during the COVID-19 pandemic |
| title_sort | relationship between mental health and violence toward women during the covid 19 pandemic |
| topic | Mental Health Violence toward women The COVID-19 pandemic |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-022-04448-3 |
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