Relationship between stress perceived by married individuals and attitudes to violence against women in the pandemic
Nursel Alp Dal1, Kerime Derya Beydağ21Department of Midwifery, Munzur University Faculty of Health Sciences, Tunceli, Türkiye2Department of Nursing, İstanbul Gedik Üniversity Faculty of Health Sciences, İstanbul, Türkiye
INTRODUCTION: The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between married individuals’ perceived stress level and violence against women attitudes in the pandemic.
METHODS: This descriptive correlational study was conducted on a total of 773 married individuals between January and July 2021. The data were collected using a demographic information form, the perceived stress scale (PSS), and the ISKEBE violence against women attitude scale (ISKEBE Attitude Scale).
RESULTS: Of the married individuals, 34.8% were subjected to verbal violence, and 4.7% were subjected to physical violence. In addition, 18.9% of them had a worse marital relationship in the pandemic than that before the pandemic. There was a weak positive correlation between the married individuals’ PSS and ISKEBE Attitude Scale total mean scores (p<0.05).
DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION: Midwives and nurses should evaluate their patients’ perceived stress levels and violence against women attitudes.
Manuscript Language: English