Irrational Beliefs About Family Violence: A Pilot Study Within Jordanian University Students

• Published in: Journal of family violence Vol. 28; no. 6; pp. 595 - 601
• Main Authors: Takash, Hanan, Ghaith, Souad, Hammouri, Hind
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Boston Springer US 01.08.2013; Springer; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Behavioural psychology; Belief & doubt; Clinical Psychology; College Students; Consciousness; Criminology and Criminal Justice; Domestic violence; Ellis, Albert; Emotional Abuse; Emotions; Families & family life; Family Violence; Females; International Studies on Family and Sexual Violence; Jordan; Law and Psychology; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Psychotherapy and Counseling; Public opinion; Quality of Life Research; Questionnaires; Students; Undergraduate Students; Jordan (country); Physical and psychological violence; Rational emotive behavior theory
• ISSN: 0885-7482; 1573-2851
• DOI: 10.1007/s10896-013-9529-6

This pilot study aimed to explore the irrational beliefs of family violence within Jordanian society. Students in the study included 500 volunteered undergraduate students enrolled in a university requirement course at Hashemite University. A questionnaire was constructed to investigate students’ irrational beliefs of family violence. The results of the study indicated high agreement with most of the irrational beliefs about family and psychological violence. Moreover, the results revealed that females were more agreeable on the irrational beliefs of the family violence than males. The results of the study may reflect lack of awareness of family violence and its consequences on the individual emotional and behavioral system.