Open AccessVictimisation of Married Pakistani Women from Three Types of Aggression Perpetrated by their Mother-in-Law, and Mental Health Concomitants
Author(s) -
Taalia Khan,
Karin Österman,
Kaj Björkqvist
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
technium biochemmed
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2734-7990
DOI - 10.47577/biochemmed.v2i2.3688
Subject(s) - aggression , victimisation , psychology , anxiety , wife , domestic violence , poison control , suicide prevention , developmental psychology , psychiatry , medicine , law , medical emergency , political science
The aim of the study was to investigate victimisation of married women from aggression perpetrated by the mothers-in-law, and its psychological concomitants. A questionnaire was completed by 569 married women in Pakistan. The mean age was 31.4 years (SD 9.1). Mothers-in-law perpetrated more verbal and indirect aggression than physical aggression against their daughters-in-law. Anxiety, depression, obsessive compulsive symptoms, and somatisation were all associated with aggression perpetrated by the mothers-in-law. The mothers-in-law had significantly more often than the husbands perpetrated indirect aggression against the daughters-in-law, while the husbands had perpetrated both physical and verbal aggression against their wife significantly more often than the mothers-in-laws. It was concluded that aggression perpetrated by mothers-in-law is a significant problem and associated with mental health problems in married Pakistani women.