Personality traits and severity of wife abuse among Iranian women

The main purpose of this study was to determine the relationships between personality traits and severity of wife abuse among Iranian women in Tehran city in Iran. The study involved 398 women who sought treatment at 4 selected hospitals by using multistage stratified sampling technique. Conflict Ta...

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Main Authors: Motevaliyan, Seyed Mehdi, Yaacob, Siti Nor, Juhari, Rumaya, Mansor, Mariani, Baratvand, Mahmood
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Language:English
Published: Canadian Center of Science and Education 2014
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author Motevaliyan, Seyed Mehdi
Yaacob, Siti Nor
Juhari, Rumaya
Mansor, Mariani
Baratvand, Mahmood
author_facet Motevaliyan, Seyed Mehdi
Yaacob, Siti Nor
Juhari, Rumaya
Mansor, Mariani
Baratvand, Mahmood
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description The main purpose of this study was to determine the relationships between personality traits and severity of wife abuse among Iranian women in Tehran city in Iran. The study involved 398 women who sought treatment at 4 selected hospitals by using multistage stratified sampling technique. Conflict Tactic Scale (CTS2) and Five-Factor Personality Inventory (NEO-FFI) were used to measure severity of wife abuse and personality traits respectively.Findings showed that out of 398 women studied, 42.5% received minor abuse and 43.5% received severe abuse. Severity of total wife abuse was positively related to neuroticism personality and negatively related to extraversion, agreeableness and conscientiousness. However, no significant relationship was note for total wife abuse and openness personality. The result of multinomial logistic regression indicated that neuroticism personality trait was a significant predictor of minor and severe total abuse. The results of the current study highlighted the importance of personality traits in explaining the severity of wife abuse in Tehran, Iran. Therefore, strategies to prevent and intervene cases of abuse among wives in Tehran, Iran should take into consideration individual’s personality traits.
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spelling upm-348902015-12-23T07:34:47Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/34890/ Personality traits and severity of wife abuse among Iranian women Motevaliyan, Seyed Mehdi Yaacob, Siti Nor Juhari, Rumaya Mansor, Mariani Baratvand, Mahmood The main purpose of this study was to determine the relationships between personality traits and severity of wife abuse among Iranian women in Tehran city in Iran. The study involved 398 women who sought treatment at 4 selected hospitals by using multistage stratified sampling technique. Conflict Tactic Scale (CTS2) and Five-Factor Personality Inventory (NEO-FFI) were used to measure severity of wife abuse and personality traits respectively.Findings showed that out of 398 women studied, 42.5% received minor abuse and 43.5% received severe abuse. Severity of total wife abuse was positively related to neuroticism personality and negatively related to extraversion, agreeableness and conscientiousness. However, no significant relationship was note for total wife abuse and openness personality. The result of multinomial logistic regression indicated that neuroticism personality trait was a significant predictor of minor and severe total abuse. The results of the current study highlighted the importance of personality traits in explaining the severity of wife abuse in Tehran, Iran. Therefore, strategies to prevent and intervene cases of abuse among wives in Tehran, Iran should take into consideration individual’s personality traits. Canadian Center of Science and Education 2014 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/34890/1/Personality%20Traits%20and%20Severity%20of%20Wife%20Abuse%20among%20Iranian%20Women.pdf Motevaliyan, Seyed Mehdi and Yaacob, Siti Nor and Juhari, Rumaya and Mansor, Mariani and Baratvand, Mahmood (2014) Personality traits and severity of wife abuse among Iranian women. Asian Social Science, 10 (7). pp. 234-241. ISSN 1911-2017; ESSN: 1911-2025 http://www.ccsenet.org/journal/index.php/ass/article/view/35664 10.5539/ass.v10n7p234
spellingShingle Motevaliyan, Seyed Mehdi
Yaacob, Siti Nor
Juhari, Rumaya
Mansor, Mariani
Baratvand, Mahmood
Personality traits and severity of wife abuse among Iranian women
title Personality traits and severity of wife abuse among Iranian women
title_full Personality traits and severity of wife abuse among Iranian women
title_fullStr Personality traits and severity of wife abuse among Iranian women
title_full_unstemmed Personality traits and severity of wife abuse among Iranian women
title_short Personality traits and severity of wife abuse among Iranian women
title_sort personality traits and severity of wife abuse among iranian women
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http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/34890/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/34890/1/Personality%20Traits%20and%20Severity%20of%20Wife%20Abuse%20among%20Iranian%20Women.pdf