International Journal of Physical and Social Sciences
  • Year: 2017
  • Volume: 7
  • Issue: 10

Lifestyles and its relation to Self-Esteem and Depression in a sample of Abused Women in Jordan

  • Author:
  • Fatin A. Mhaidat, Bassam H. Alharbi, Mohammad H. Abood, Ahmad M. Gazo, Ziad M. Al Khazaleh
  • Total Page Count: 20
  • Page Number: 12 to 31

Assistant Professor of psychological and Educational Counseling, The Hashemite University, Faculty of Educational Sciences, Zarqa, Jordan

Online published on 27 April, 2018.

Abstract

The study aimed to study the lifestyles of a sample of abused women in Jordan and its relation to self-esteem and depression. The sample of the study included the abused women who were living in the centers of family protection in the city of Zarqa

The study tried to answer the following questions:

What are the common lifestyles for the abused women in Jordan?

Is there a relationship between the common lifestyles of abused women and their self-esteem and depression?

The results of the study showed that the victim's lifestyle was at the highest level among the abused women, followed by the sedentary lifestyle followed by the inefficient lifestyle in third place, while the Avenger lifestyle came in the fourth grade. The results also showed that the lifestyles (the victim and the Estimation seeker, incompetent and compliant) are associated with depression and low self-esteem)

Keywords

Lifestyles, self-esteem, depression, abused women