Yahya Mubarak Khatatbeh, Rawan Abdul Mahdi Al-Saliti
ABSTRACT
Domestic violence is still a big problem around the world, and it has serious effects on women's mental, social, and physical health. Post-traumatic growth (PTG) is a term that describes positive psychological changes that happen after a traumatic event. It can help us understand how survivors are able to stay strong and recover. There have been studies on PTG before, but not many have looked at how common it is and what causes it in abused women in the Middle East. Objectives: The goal of this study was to find out how much PTG there is among women in Jordan who have survived domestic violence, look at how it varies by age, marital status, education, and employment, and find important factors that predict PTG. The Posttraumatic Growth Inventory (PTGI) was used in a descriptive-analytical cross-sectional design. Methods The sample included 175 women who had been victims of domestic violence and were getting help at social service centers in Irbid, Jordan. We used computers to collect the data, and we used ANOVA and multiple regression to look for links and predictors. Results: The results showed that the participants had a moderate level of PTG (M = 2.84, SD = 0.47). Personal Strength had the highest score (M = 3.11), and Appreciation of Life had the lowest score (M = 2.64). ANOVA showed that marital status had a big effect on PTG (p = 0.029), with divorced and widowed women saying they had more growth. There were no big differences in age, education, or employment. The only important predictor was marital status (B = 0.155, p = 0.030).conclusion, marital status is the main factor that affects PTG in women who have survived domestic violence in Jordan. These results show how important it is to have trauma-informed interventions that take into account cultural differences and help people heal.
