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Joji Joseph ¹, Rodel P. Canlas ²

Affiliations
1 Graduate School, University of Santo Tomas, PH
2 Department of Psychology, College of Science, University of Santo Tomas, PH

Abstract

The state of women who are victims of intimate partner violence is denoted by the word 'battered'. Such atrocities against women have become a rampant issue in India, with appalling physical, sexual, emotional, psychological, and economic consequences. The quality of life is significantly low among women around the world as the levels of post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms have been found in 55-92% of women with a history of battering. The present study aims to develop and examine the efficacy of a self-supportive intervention on post-traumatic stress symptoms and quality of life among battered wives in Madhya Pradesh, India. This intervention aims to reduce the level of post-traumatic stress symptoms and increase the quality of life among battered wives based on mindfulnessbased cognitive theory, and emotional processing theory. Posttraumatic Symptom Scale Instruments Version for DSM-5 (PSS-I-5) and WHO Quality of Life-Bref (WHOQOL) will be utilized as assessment tools. This study will make use of a mixed research method. The current study will be executed based on the main three elements of Conklin's (1997) 'program development model'; namely, (1) planning, (2) design and implementation, and (3) evaluation of the newly created program (SSI).

Keywords

Battered Wives, Post-Traumatic Stress Symptoms, Quality of Life, Self-Supportive Intervention

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Joji Joseph ¹, Rodel P. Canlas ¹

Affiliations
1 The Graduate School, University of Santo Tomas, Philippines,Department of Psychology, College of Science, University of Santo Tomas., PH

Abstract

Battered women are frequently subjected to constant fear and threats, resulting in battered woman syndrome and post-traumatic stress disorder. The study aimed to identify differentiating factors between battered women syndrome and post-traumatic stress disorder among battered wives. The source of the research was based on five databases: EBSCO, Google Scholar, Science Direct, Academic keys, Scopus, and also a "hand search" procedure of related magazines and newspapers. The articles used for this study were published between 2011 and 2021 and focused on battered women. The phrase "battered woman syndrome" is frequently used to describe the experiences that arise from being abused. The legal system uses the term "battered woman syndrome" to explain a woman's mental condition and motivations for attacking or killing her abuser, which is not included in the standard classification of Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM). Battered woman syndrome carries some minor symptoms of PTSD and develops in women who are the victims of battering. Although it includes some symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder, battered woman syndrome varies from post-traumatic stress disorder in several ways. Little research has focused on battered women syndrome and posttraumatic stress disorder among battered women. Findings from this review literature study indicate that both are different factors among female victims of domestic violence and they are in need o f mental health services and supports.

Keywords

Battered Woman Syndrome, Battered Wives, Battering, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder.

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Joji Joseph ¹, Rodel P. Canlas ²

Affiliations
1 The Graduate School, University of Santo Tomas, PH
2 Department o f Psychology, College o f Science, University o f Santo Tomas, PH

Abstract

Recently post-traumatic stress symptoms are highly noticed among women with intimate partner violence or experiencing battering and their quality of life became a question. In Indian society, the rate of suicide is increasing among battered wives and the need for psychological intervention is highly suggested. Based on previous findings and needs current study developed a Self-Supportive Intervention program combining the Mindfulness-based cognitive theory and emotional processing theory to reduce PTSD symptoms among battered women in Madhya Pradesh, India by scrutinizing its efficacy. The study used three phases of the Conklin program development model (1997), including planning, design and implementation, and evaluation. The planning and pilot testing of the SSI program included the first two phases and the third phase tested its efficacy using a “randomized controlled trial” of two groups comprising 40 Battered wives. Twenty participants were included in experimental and control groups respectively. Participants' socio-demographic profiles, the posttraumatic Symptoms Scale Interview version for DSM-5 (PSS-I-5), the World Health Organization Quality of Life-Bref Scale, and the Interview Protocol were used for collecting data. The newly developed self-supportive intervention program had an inter-reliability score of .845 after its evaluation by experts. To determine the extent of the program's impact, data analyses included MANOVA and Paired t-tests. According to the MANOVA results, the SSI program significantly affected participants' quality of life and PTSD symptoms (F [5,34] = 275.67, p<0.05). Paired t-test results were also significant at the 0.05 level. The Partial Esta-square of .976 indicated that the SSI program was effective in alleviating PTSD symptoms and increasing the quality of life.

Keywords

post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), quality o f life, self-supportive intervention, and battered wives.

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