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Abstract
This study examined the relationship between women’s self-perceptions, self-efficacy in coping with domestic violence, and coping strategies, as well as the mediating role of negative automatic thoughts and emotion regulation difficulties within the cultural context of Türkiye. The sample consisted of 479 women who reported experiencing violence from their spouses. Structural Equation Modeling was conducted using the LISREL 8.80 package program (Scientific Software International, Inc., Lincolnwood, IL, USA). Results revealed that the relationship between women’s self-perception and self-efficacy in coping with domestic violence was partially mediated by emotion regulation difficulties and negative automatic thoughts. Negative automatic thoughts had a partial mediating effect on the relationship between self-perception and problem-focused stress coping and a full mediating effect on the relationship between self-perception and emotion-focused stress coping. In addition, emotion regulation difficulties fully mediated the relationship between self-perception and emotion-focused stress coping, while partially mediating the relationship between self-perception and problem-focused stress coping. The self-perception variable alone explained approximately 37% of the variance in self-efficacy to cope with domestic violence, while self-perception, negative automatic thoughts, and emotion regulation difficulties together explained approximately 70% of this variance. These findings emphasize the importance of addressing both individual psychological factors and broader sociocultural contexts when developing interventions for women experiencing domestic violence. They suggest that therapeutic approaches targeting negative automatic thoughts and emotion regulation may enhance women’s self-efficacy in coping with violence while acknowledging that such individual-focused interventions must be complemented by systemic efforts to address the underlying causes of gender-based violence in Türkiye and beyond.
期刊介绍:
The Journal of Interpersonal Violence is devoted to the study and treatment of victims and perpetrators of interpersonal violence. It provides a forum of discussion of the concerns and activities of professionals and researchers working in domestic violence, child sexual abuse, rape and sexual assault, physical child abuse, and violent crime. With its dual focus on victims and victimizers, the journal will publish material that addresses the causes, effects, treatment, and prevention of all types of violence. JIV only publishes reports on individual studies in which the scientific method is applied to the study of some aspect of interpersonal violence. Research may use qualitative or quantitative methods. JIV does not publish reviews of research, individual case studies, or the conceptual analysis of some aspect of interpersonal violence. Outcome data for program or intervention evaluations must include a comparison or control group.