The impact of the corona virus disease (COVID-19) on domestic violence in Jordanian society from the point of view of husbands

Abstract

The study aimed to identify the impact of the corona pandemic on domestic violence in Jordanian society from the point of view of the husbands, the study relied on the descriptive analytical approach and a questionnaire was used to collect data and information, which included two dimensions, the first is the level of violence directed by the husband towards the wife, and the second dimension the level of violence directed by the wife towards the husband, in addition to the study of some social variables related to the study, the study sample consisted of (171) in Irbid Governorate in Jordan, The results of the study concluded that the relationship of domestic violence during the Corona pandemic to the wife by the husband was of an average degree, at a rate of 2.42 from the general average as a whole. While the general average of violence directed by the wife towards the husband was (2.25) with a low degree, the results indicated that there were no statistically significant differences at the significance level (0.05≥α) for the estimates of the study sample members for each of the sex, educational level, monthly income and family members.

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Al Hussainat, M. M., Al Momani, M. A. K., Murtadha, M. A. & Al Qatawneh, A. H. (2023). The impact of the corona virus disease (COVID-19) on domestic violence in Jordanian society from the point of view of husbands. African Journal of Social Work, 13(1), 39-47. https://dx.doi.org/10.4314/ajsw.v13i1.5