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Amirifard Z, pordelan N. (2026). The Mediating Role of Emotion Regulation Strategies in the Relationship of Internalized Shame and Social Anxiety with Domestic Violence Against Women. , Journal of Psychological Science. 25(164), : 6 doi:10.66224/jps.25.164.5
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Department of Psychology, Faculty of Hum anities, Research Sciences Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran. , pordelan@srbiau.ac.ir
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Background: Domestic violence against women is a widespread phenomenon with serious psychological and physical consequences. Evidence indicates that factors such as internalized shame and social anxiety contribute to its occurrence and persistence. Emotion regulation strategies may serve as a mediating mechanism influencing the severity of violence or its reduction. However, these relationships have not yet been examined simultaneously within a comprehensive conceptual model.
Methods: This study is basic in terms of its purpose and descriptive-correlational in terms of its design. The statistical population included all women who were victims of spousal abuse and were referred to the Welfare and Social Emergency Department of Kerman in 2024, of whom 219 were selected through purposive sampling. Participants completed the Domestic Violence Questionnaire (Haj Yahya, 2001), the Internalized Shame Scale (Cook, 1993), the Social Anxiety Scale (Jarabak, 1996), and the Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (Gross & John, 2003) online. Data were analyzed using structural equation modeling with SPSS-27 and PLS-4 software.
Results: The results indicated that internalized shame and social anxiety were positively and significantly associated with emotion regulation strategies (p < 0.001). Emotion regulation strategies, in turn, were positively and significantly related to domestic violence (p < 0.001). Internalized shame demonstrated both direct and indirect positive relationships with domestic violence, mediated by emotion regulation strategies (p < 0.001). Similarly, social anxiety exhibited both direct and indirect positive relationships with domestic violence through emotion regulation strategies (p < 0.001).
Conclusion: The findings of this study can inform the design of interventions aimed at enhancing emotion regulation strategies to mitigate the negative effects of internalized shame and social anxiety in women who are victims of domestic violence. Such interventions may support the healing process by alleviating emotional distress.
Methods: This study is basic in terms of its purpose and descriptive-correlational in terms of its design. The statistical population included all women who were victims of spousal abuse and were referred to the Welfare and Social Emergency Department of Kerman in 2024, of whom 219 were selected through purposive sampling. Participants completed the Domestic Violence Questionnaire (Haj Yahya, 2001), the Internalized Shame Scale (Cook, 1993), the Social Anxiety Scale (Jarabak, 1996), and the Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (Gross & John, 2003) online. Data were analyzed using structural equation modeling with SPSS-27 and PLS-4 software.
Results: The results indicated that internalized shame and social anxiety were positively and significantly associated with emotion regulation strategies (p < 0.001). Emotion regulation strategies, in turn, were positively and significantly related to domestic violence (p < 0.001). Internalized shame demonstrated both direct and indirect positive relationships with domestic violence, mediated by emotion regulation strategies (p < 0.001). Similarly, social anxiety exhibited both direct and indirect positive relationships with domestic violence through emotion regulation strategies (p < 0.001).
Conclusion: The findings of this study can inform the design of interventions aimed at enhancing emotion regulation strategies to mitigate the negative effects of internalized shame and social anxiety in women who are victims of domestic violence. Such interventions may support the healing process by alleviating emotional distress.
Article number: 6
Keywords: domestic violence, internalized sense of shame, social anxiety, emotion regulation strategies, women victims of spousal abuse.
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Received: 2025/07/15 | Accepted: 2026/07/22 | Published: 2026/10/23
Received: 2025/07/15 | Accepted: 2026/07/22 | Published: 2026/10/23
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