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Self-esteem in women experienced intimate partner violence : a tunisian cross-sectional study

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 September 2022

K. Safa ,
S. Hentati ,
M. Bouhamed ,
B.C. Syrine ,
I. Baati  and
J. Masmoudi
K. Safa*
Affiliation:
Hedi Chaker University hospital, Psychiatry A, sfax, Tunisia
S. Hentati
Affiliation:
Hedi Chaker University hospital, Psychiatry A, sfax, Tunisia
M. Bouhamed
Affiliation:
Hedi Chaker University hospital, Psychiatry A, sfax, Tunisia
B.C. Syrine
Affiliation:
Hedi Chaker University hospital, Psychiatry A, sfax, Tunisia
I. Baati
Affiliation:
Hedi Chaker University hospital, Psychiatry A, sfax, Tunisia
J. Masmoudi
Affiliation:
Hedi Chaker University hospital, Psychiatry A, sfax, Tunisia
*
*Corresponding author.

Abstract

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Introduction

Intimate partner violence (IPV) and psychological distress are major public health concerns among emerging adult women.

Objectives

To study the self-esteem of women victims of domestic violence and to determine its associated factors .

Methods

This was a cross-sectional descriptive study carried out at the National Health Fund of Sfax among women who consulted during the months of October and November 2019. The sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of the consultants were collected using a pre-established form. Women’s Experience with Battering Scale” (WEBS) was used to screen (IPV). The Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSE), was used for evaluating individual self-esteem. It uses a scale of 0–4 where a score less than 25 may indicate a problematic very low self esteem.

Results

The sample comprised 110 women. More than half (66.7%) of women had a primary school level and 69% had a median socioeconomic level. (IPV) was estimated at 57.3% in our population. The mean (WEBS) score was 30.92(SD=9.8) and the mean (RSE) score was 31.26 (SD=3.5) among abused women self-esteem was very low in15.5% and low in 42.7% Abused women were more likely to have a low self-esteem (r= -0.528 ;p=0.012) The score of self-esteem decreased with age (r=-0.685 p=0.0001) and previous history of violence(p=0.04).

Conclusions

The findings suggests that Women who experienced (IPV) were more likely to have a low self-esteem. Therefore, the role of the physician is essential not only in the care of the victims but also in the detection of psychological repercussions.

Disclosure

No significant relationships.

Keywords

violence-Self-esteem-women-psychological
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European Psychiatry , Volume 65 , Special Issue S1: Abstracts of the 30th European Congress of Psychiatry , June 2022 , pp. S861
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