العنف الأسري ضد المرأة في الكويت : معدلات الانتشار، و عوامل الخطورة الديموغرافية، و أنواع استجابة الناجيات

الملخص EN

Evidence around the world shows that the family can turn from a sanctuary to a life-threatening place, and the source of the most severe forms of violence against women and girls.

The researcher used a descriptive analytical approach, by social survey method on a representative sample of 2176 female citizens whose ages ranged between 18 and 68 years old.

The current research aimed to explore the reality of the problem of domestic violence against women in Kuwait by determining the prevalence of the different types of DV in the society, the most prominent perpetrators, and the study of the demographic characteristics of the victims and their impact as factors in being exposed to violence, and the most common responses to the experience by victims and survivors of domestic violence.

The results showed that: 15% of the participants had been exposed to domestic violence, while 19% stated that they knew women close to them who were victims of all kinds of domestic violence; verbal violence was the most prevalent type (58.7%), and sexual violence was the least (7.2%); husbands and fathers were the most prominent perpetrators, and “silence” came as the most common response by the victims (57.5%).

The results also recorded a statistically significant relationship between the social status, economic status, educational level, cultural background, and exposure to domestic violence.

The results also contributed by presenting a profile of women who are more likely to be exposed to domestic violence by being separated or divorced women, from urban origins, with low-income levels.

The findings were interpreted in the light of previous studies and various theoretical foundations, and recommendations were made for the social work profession and for social policy makers.