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Maryam Seyyedi Nasooh Abad1, Seyedeh Zahra Aemmi2, Gilberto Turati1
1Department of Economics and Business Management, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy.
Purpose:
Intimate partner violence against women is prevalent and strongly associated with physical and mental health problems. This significant yet preventable public health problem affects millions of women. The present research aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of motivational interviewing techniques on self-efficacy and self-esteem of women experiencing intimate partner violence.
Methods:
This study used a randomized clinical trial design. In the intervention group, women facing/experiencing IPV participated in five motivational interviewing sessions. Women in two groups (intervention = 65 and routine care = 65) completed the self-efficacy and self-esteem questionnaire at baseline and after one month.
Results:
Based on our results, there was a significant difference in the mean score of self-efficacy and self-esteem between the intervention and the routine care group one month after the intervention (p < 0.001) and also before the intervention (p < 0.001).
Conclusions:
Our findings support motivational interviewing as a supportive intervention in improving the self-efficacy and self-esteem of women facing spousal violence.
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