ORIGINAL RESEARCH article
Front. Public Health
Sec. Public Mental Health
Volume 13 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1568733
This article is part of the Research TopicPublic Health Approaches to Ending Violence Against Women: Global Campaigns, Policy, and Community ActionView all articles
Mental Health Disorders and Quality of Life among Saudi Women who have Experienced Domestic Violence
Provisionally accepted
- 1Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- 2Assiut University, Assiut, Asyut, Egypt
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The present cross-sectional study aimed to examine the nature of domestic violence among women in Saudi Arabia, to explore its association with mental health disorders such as depression and anxiety, and to examine its impact on victims' quality of life. Methods:. This cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted in Riyadh region, Saudi Arabia. Data were collected from 387 women from the Riyadh region who had experienced domestic violence (Mean age = 32.47 years; SD = 4.26 years) using a systematic random sampling method. Quantitative data were gathered using the Domestic Violence Scale, the
Keywords: Domestic Violence, Mental Health, Anxiety, Depression, Quality of Life, Saudi women
Received: 30 Jan 2025; Accepted: 14 Apr 2025.
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* Correspondence:
Hend Alshahrani, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Mohammad Hammad, Assiut University, Assiut, 71515, Asyut, Egypt
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