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Kim, Kim, Nam, Park, and Lee: Characteristics and Mental Health of Battered Women in Shelters
Original Article

Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing 2003; 33(7): 981-989.

Published online: 28 March 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4040/jkan.2003.33.7.981

Characteristics and Mental Health of Battered Women in Shelters

Sunah Kim1, SoyaJa Kim1, Kyoung A Nam2, Jung Hwa Park3, Hyun Hwa Lee4

1College of Nursing & Nursing Policy Research Institute, Yonsei University, Korea.

2School of Nursing, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Korea.

3Yonsei University Medical Center, Korea.

4College of Nursing, Yonsei University, Korea.

psy0962@yumc.yonsei.ac.kr

Copyright © 2003 Korean Society of Nursing Science

Abstract

Purpose

The purposes of this descriptive study were to: (a) describe the identifiable characteristics of the population of battered women; (b) examine mental health aspects by means of measuring level of anxiety, self-esteem, and depression.

Method

A convenience sample of 96 battered women was recruited from women who were admitted to a shelter.

Result & Conclusion

Data from this study supported the assertion that many battered women were exposed to severe physical abusive situations. Also the major finding was that the levels of anxiety and depression were high and the level of self-esteem was low in battered women living in shelters.

Keywords: Battered women, Mental health

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