A descriptive study of the relationship between the level of self-esteem and termination of an abusive relationship among domestic violence shelter residents, 1998

Morgan, Crystal N.

1990-1999

This study examined whether the relationship between the level of self-esteem and a womans decision to leave an abusive relationship was significant. This study was based on the idea that a womans decision to leave the abusive relationship was due to having a relatively high level of self-esteem. A self-esteem questionnaire was distributed to two Atlanta area domestic violence shelters. These questionnaires were administered by the researcher and/or shelter staff. The researcher found that there was no significant difference between the decision to leave an abusive relationship and the level of self-esteem. In fact, the majority of the levels of self-esteem were borderline as to whether there was the presence of a problem with self-esteem. The conclusions drawn from this study pointed to a need for more longitudinal studies, the need for more clear conceptual models, large scale data bases, and reliable instrumentation. The results of this study suggests that the level of self-esteem is not significant to a womans decision to leave an abusive relationship.

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1998-05-01

thesis

Master of Science (MS)

Clark Atlanta University

School of Social Work

Horton, Gale M.

Clark Atlanta University

Georgia--Atlanta

http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/cau.td:1998_morgan_crystal_n