Self- Esteem and Suicidal Ideation among Victims of Violence Women Southern Punjab
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Self- Esteem, Suicidal Ideation, Victims of Violence WomenAbstract
The aim of the current study was to examine self-esteem, and suicidal ideation among victims of violence in southern Punjab. The sample for the study is consisted of 132 victims of violence women. The sample was taken by using a purposive sampling technique from the shelter home and NGOs (Bahawalpur City, Kanpur, Multan, and NGOs). To collect data, two main instruments were used: (1) to assess self-esteem, the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (Rosenberg, 1965); and (2) to assess suicidal ideation, the Beck Scale for Suicidal Ideation (Beck, 1988). This research is based on quantitative, cross-sectional research design and a purposive sampling technique was used to collect the data. SPSS tool has been used to analyze the data and the comparison shown that married women participants having higher level of suicidal ideation as compared to unmarried. There was significant difference of self-esteem and suicidal ideation among rural and urban area victims of violence women. The comparison shown that urban women participants having slightly higher level of self-esteem as compared to rural. The current study findings are applicable only in the selected area and these can be used to develop social reforms for the victim women of violence.
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