Comparison of Hopelessness, and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Women with and without Victims of Spousal Violence in Isfahan

The purpose of this study was to compare the hopelessness, and post-traumatic stress disorder among women with and without victims of spousal violence in Isfahan. The research method was causal-comparative (post-event). For this purpose, among the statistical population of the study, that was all women with and without victims of spousal violence in Isfahan, 120 persons (60 experienced women and 60 inexperienced women victims of spousal violence) were selected by available sampling method and asked them to complete Spouse Abuse Questionnaire, Beck Hopelessness Scale (BHS), and Mississippi Post-Traumatic Stress Scale. According to the hypotheses tested, the obtained data were analyzed by SPSS-24 software in two parts: descriptive (mean and standard deviation) and inferential (multivariate analysis of variance and independent t-test). The results of this study showed that there is a significant difference between hopelessness, and post-traumatic stress disorder in women with and without victims of spouse violence (P <0.05). In other words, women who are victims of spouse violence are more likely to be frustrated than women without spousal violence and more experience post-traumatic stress disorder. Therefore, timely and effective counseling and treatment are needed to reduce hopelessness and post-traumatic stress disorder in women at risk of spouse violence to reduce its adverse family and social impacts.