مستوى التمكين النفسي وعلاقته بالمساندة الاجتماعية لدى عينة من النساء المعنفات المراجعات لوحدة حماية الأسرة في محافظات الجنوب

Khalifa Osama Khalifa  Al Dalaeen

doi:10.35516/hum.v51i1.2027

Authors

Khalifa Osama Khalifa Al Dalaeen Ministry of Education, Psychological and Educational Counseling, Jordan https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2279-7439

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.35516/hum.v51i1.2027

Keywords:

Psychological empowerment, social support, battered women, family protection department

Abstract

Objectives: This study aimed to identify the level of psychological empowerment and its relationship with social support among a sample of abused women who filed cases at the Family Protection Department in the southern governorates.

Methods: The study employed a descriptive correlational approach and developed two scales, namely the psychological empowerment scale and the social support scale, to meet its objectives. Psychometric characteristics were assessed for validity and reliability. The scales were categorized into three levels: low (1-2.33), medium (2.34-3.67), and high (3.68-5). The sample comprised 139 battered women who had experienced violence within the past year and had filed cases at the Family Protection Department.

Results: The study showed that there is an average level of psychological empowerment and social support among battered women, where the arithmetic mean was (3.09) with a standard deviation of (0.49) for psychological empowerment, and the arithmetic mean was (3.53) with a standard deviation of (0.83) for social support. The study also showed that there is a positive correlational relation between psychological empowerment and social support at a statistically significant level of (0.26). The results also indicated that working battered women have a higher level of psychological empowerment and social support than on-working battered women.

Conclusion: The study suggests fostering psychological empowerment in battered women to enhance their capacity for garnering social support from the community. Additionally, it emphasizes the importance of offering employment opportunities to help them achieve a stable social and psychological lifestyle.

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