부산대학교 도서관

Domestic violence is one of many but extensively serious problems in our society. Domestic violence traditionally in Pakistan and considered a personal and normal occurrence. At the societal level, restricted mobility for women affects their education and work/job opportunities. Violence against women is very common in Pakistan. It has been observed that psychological effects of abuses are more severe than its physical effects. The incident of abuse to women's self-esteem and puts them at number of mental disorders like depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, suicide, drug addiction, self-esteem emotional and behavioural problems. Purposes of the study were: to highlight the problems of women by domestic violence, to find out effects of domestic violence on women psychology. Violence against women is perhaps the most shameful violation of human rights. Survey approach was used for collecting data. 100 women were taken through random sampling by which 50 consisted on educated ladies and 50 were uneducated women. A closed type of questionnaire on five point Likert Scale was used for educated respondent. And interview schedule was considered appropriate for uneducated women. Data was analyzed by percentage. It was concluded that the abused women who had more psychological symptoms and lower self-esteem than the women who were not abused. Domestic violence results in women's mental suffering, for which there needs a serious psychological medical treatment in Pakistan. It was suggested that there is still need of awareness for woman education as well as the rights of women. Government and non-Government organizations may take a great step by increasing facilities for woman education and opportunities for employment. Authorities can play a vital role for the application of rules for the prevention of domestic violence. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]