Study of the situation of Violence against Women in Families of Four Districts (4, 5, 8 and 11) of Kabul city

Abstract

Family violence is the most important form of violence against women with the most social, psychological and economic harm. The relationship between spousal abuse (violence against women in the family) and some influencing factors have been studied in this research. The goal of this research is to know the extent of spousal abuse and forms of violence against women in four districts of Kabul city-districts (4, 5, 8 and 11). For investigating some of the influencing factors on violence, theories related to authoritarian and submissive images, cultural identity, and methods of socialization of gender roles have been used. The current research was performed as a survey via questionnaire by using the sampling method on (200) married women who had been married for at least two years in Kabul city. The results of the research show that there is violence in different fields the most impactful of which violence is physical and mental violence, and the least amount of which is financial one; as well as, the results of the research show that there is a direct relationship between a man's authoritarian image of his role and violence against women, and the opposite relationship is seen between the husband's help and cooperation in household affairs and violence against women; Therefore, the results indicate that there is a close relationship between the experience of male and female violence in the family and violence against women.