This study examined how married women`s intergenerational transmission of domestic violence influences on their self-esteem and depression. The SPSS 10.0 for Windows was used to analyze data obtained through 426 married women who live in Gwangju. Ma...
This study examined how married women`s intergenerational transmission of domestic violence influences on their self-esteem and depression. The SPSS 10.0 for Windows was used to analyze data obtained through 426 married women who live in Gwangju. Major findings were as follows: 1. The victim of wife abuse was different by the experience of abuse by parents and witness of father-to-mother abuse. 2. The depression was different by the experience of abuse by parents. 3. The experience of abuse by parents had significant impact on married women`s victim of husband-to-wife abuse and depression. 4. The witness of father-to-mother abuse had significant impact on married women`s victim of husband-to-wife abuse. 5. The victim of wife abuse had significant impact on married women`s self-esteem and depression. 6. The married women`s self-esteem had the strongest impact on their depression. As the result of the study, it concludes that married women`s intergenerational transmission of domestic violence has a positive effect on depression and their self-esteem has a negative effect on it.