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Impact of Perceived Social Support and Domestic Violence on Mental Health among Housewives

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  • Umbreen Khizer
  • Fatima Khurram Bukhari
  • Samar Fahd

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Given the noteworthy health impacts of social support and domestic violence against women, the current study was directed to research the effect of Perceived Social Support and Domestic Violence on Mental Health among house wives. Sample of the study was consisted of 250 females from Southern Punjab (n=250). Three scales were used to collect the data that included Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (Jabeen Khalid,2010), Domestic Violence Scale (Hussain, 1998) and Mental Health Inventory (Khan, Hanif Tariq, 2015). Data collected from house wives was analyzed through IBM SPSS statistics 20 version. Correlation and Regression was imputed to investigate relationship among study variables. Results indicated that Perceived Social Support, Domestic Violence and Mental Health are significantly correlated with one another. Moreover, Perceived Social Support and Domestic Violence are found to have significant impact on house wives’ Mental Health. Furthermore, ANOVA revealed that among various types of violence, housewives are encountering massive degree of emotional abuse as compared to other types of violence.

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  • Umbreen Khizer & Fatima Khurram Bukhari & Samar Fahd, 2020. "Impact of Perceived Social Support and Domestic Violence on Mental Health among Housewives," Journal of Business and Social Review in Emerging Economies, CSRC Publishing, Center for Sustainability Research and Consultancy Pakistan, vol. 6(3), pages 1153-1157, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:src:jbsree:v:6:y:2020:i:3:p:1153-1157
    DOI: http://doi.org/10.26710/jbsee.v6i3.1382
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