• Journal of Korean Public Health Nursing
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• v.22 no.1
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• pp.39-48
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• 2008

Purpose: To identify the experience of violence and physical and psychiatric health in women residing in shelters. Method: A descriptive correlation research design was employed. The participants were 116 women living in shelters who consented to participate in this study. The women lived in one of 23 of the 48 shelters registered with the Ministry of Gender and Equality(2004). Their experience of violence was measured using the Conflict Tactics Scale II revised by the Ministry of Gender and Equality and their health status using the Cornell Medical Index revised by Nam(1965). Analysis included descriptive statistics, and Pearson's correlation coefficients. Results: The results confirmed the women in shelters to have been exposed to severe physical, psychological and sexual violence from their spouses, which had led to serious problems in their musculoskeletal system and also depression. There was a significant relationship between the experience of violence and health status. Conclusion: Future research is needed to develop programs to improve the situations of these women.

• Journal of the Korean Home Economics Association
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• v.40 no.11
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• pp.71-82
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• 2002

The purpose of this study is to identify the myth(erroneous beliefs) of police, lawyers, and doctors about wife abuse. Subjects included 194 police, 81 lawyers, 164 doctors, and 222 public who lived in Taegu and kyngbuk. The major findings of the study are follows; first, subject-groups commonly have the myth about wife abuse. Second, there are no differences by sex, formal education, and marital status. Additionally significant age differences are found in police and lawyers. Third, especially they have the myth about wife abuse-e.g. battered women could avoid being battered by simply leaving their batters, their husbands can stop the abuse by attending a counseling or therapy session and by deceasing the job-stress, and they must not to divorce for their children.

• Korean Journal of Social Welfare
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• v.55
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• pp.255-281
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• 2003

This study sought to explore factors affecting the adjustment of children living in shelters for battered women. Specifically, the impact of domestic violence on children's internal and external adjustment was examined using data from two samples: children who were exposed to marital violence and those who did not have violent experience. Likewise, this study identified the variables that distinguished the "resilient" children from the maladjusted group. The pathways by which protective factors considerably affected children's adjustment were also investigated. A total of 72 children in a women's shelter and their mothers and 76 children in nonviolent homes and their mothers were considered. ANOVA, logistic regression models, and path analysis were employed to process the data. Results revealed that children of battered women demonstrated a high frequency of aggressive and delinquent behaviors and had poor academic achievement and depressive mood compared to children coming from nonviolent homes. Likewise, children who were exposed to marital violence and were physically abused themselves were more likely show aggressive or delinquent behaviors compared to those who only witnessed marital violence. In addition, social support was found to be a protective factor in academic achievement. Predictors of delinquent behavior included the mother's education and income as well as the children's age and social support. Factors related to children's self-esteem included the social support and the mother's self-esteem. Moreover, woman battering has a direct effect on children's adjustment as well as indirect effect through children's academic achievement and self-esteem. Finally, woman battering indirectly affected children's academic achievement through the mother's depression or the child's social support. Based on these findings, practical implications of enhancing children's adjustment were discussed.

• Journal of the Korean Home Economics Association
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• v.38 no.8
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• pp.53-68
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• 2000

This study examines family life problems & solution of married women in Chonbuk area as a part of study on family life Issues. Data were collected by questionnaires. The sample consisted of 1142 married women. The major findings were summarized as follows : (1) The degree of recognition about family life problem is rated economic life > woman's parents-in-law> woman's real parents> spouse> children related problems. (2) In the family conflict solution types, the most used types is a rational. (3) The degree of recognition about the family violence is rated abusive languages of husband>husband behavior under the influence of alcohol wife's child abuse>husband's child abuse>abusive languages of wife>battered wife. (4) The kins are still considered the primary source for functions of personal support. Also, the needs for the children related equipments is higest among the public support equipments.

• Journal of Korean Public Health Nursing
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• v.31 no.2
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• pp.311-326
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• 2017

Purpose: This study was conducted to explore women's experiences with domestic violence crises and needs of services. Methods: Data were collected using focus group interviews. Three focus group interviews were held with 16 victims of domestic violence in a shelter. All interviews were recorded and transcribed as they were spoken, and data were analyzed using Morgan & Krueger's four step analysis. Results: The results of this study were as follows: Four categories of crisis were perceived by victims of domestic violence, fear of death, possibility of suicide and murder, despair, facing forlorn positions when seeking help. Services that were needed for victims of domestic violence were classified into four categories: securing personal safety, providing active assistance to victims by first contact, providing information on helping facilities, continuous and preventive support. Conclusion: The results presented herein provide an opportunity to understand women who have experienced domestic violence, to recognize what type of crisis they are experiencing and to determine what help they need in a crisis situation.

• Journal of the Korean Home Economics Association
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• v.36 no.10
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• pp.103-118
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• 1998

Although there is a little concern about wife beating, the problem is in very serious level. Especially many community workers in urban poor areas reported that they often wittnessed wife abuse cases and most battered women have no place to ask help. However, there is not many systematic analysis on wife abuse in those areas. The purpose of this study are (1) to more accurately estimate the incidence of wife abuse in poor families; (2) to examine the interrelationships of socio economic status, stress and alcohol consumption of wife abuse. The results show that almost 1 out of 3 husbands in urban poor areas carried out 1 or more physical violence acts against their wives during the last year and that social stress has statistically significant relationship with wife abuse in the urban poor families.

• The Korean Journal of Psychodrama
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• v.21 no.2
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• pp.1-12
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• 2018

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of psychodrama on self - esteem, well - being, anxiety and depression among domestic violence victims who entered the shelter. This study is a similar experimental study of a single group pre-and post-design. Data were collected from 7 participants, pre - post - questionnaire surveys conducted ten times psychodrama, during the period from January 4 to February 26, 2015. Data were analyzed using frequency, percentage, Pearson correlation coefficient and Wilcoxon 's sign rank test using SPSS 22.0 program. As a result, the participants' self-esteem was negatively correlated with anxiety(r=-.866, p =.012), depression(r=-.824, p =.023). There was no statistically significant difference in self-esteem, well-being, and anxiety, depression between before and after the psychodrama, but there was an increase in post-score of self-esteem and well-being, and the post-score of anxiety and depression decreased. In order to improve the self-esteem and well-being and to reduce anxiety and depression in women victimized by domestic violence, long-term support programs are needed for the application of leisure and psychological support programs and continuous participation in psychodrama.