Relationship between Personality Traits and Acceptance of Domestic Violence among Married Couples; Self Esteem as Moderator
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https://doi.org/10.62843/jrsr/2025.4a048Keywords:
Personality Traits, Domestic Violence, Self-esteem, Psychological Interventions, AbuseAbstract
This research aims to find the impact of personality traits on acceptance of domestic violence among married couples and self-esteem as moderator. The correlational, quantitative research design was used in this study and a purposive sampling technique was used. The participants of the study were 300 married women and men from diverse socioeconomic backgrounds. The instruments used to collect the data for the variables of personality traits, acceptance of domestic violence, and self-esteem was “The Big Five Personality Inventory”, “Domestic Violence Scale (DVI) “Farida Ridai Self-Esteem Scale”. The results of the present study observed no impact of personality traits on acceptance of domestic violence but a slightly moderating effect of self-esteem was observed. This study suggests that future studies should be conducted on personality traits with vast groups of people in diverse cultures. It suggests that comparative groups of people (non-married and married) should be studied in the future and the role of other variables; marital satisfaction, religiosity, education level, social support, economic dependence, childhood exposure to domestic violence, cultural norms among them. This research has the potential to influence psychological interventions, societal policies, and awareness campaigns aimed at reducing domestic violence by determining how self-esteem and personality factors influence the acceptability of such abuse.
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