Citation

Rokach A. Soc. Work Health Care 2007; 45(1): 19-31.

Affiliation

The Institute for the Study and Treatment of Psychological Stress, 104 Combe Ave, Toronto, ON, M3H 4J9, Canada, arokach@yorku.ca.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2007, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1300/J010v45n01_02

PMID

17804345

Abstract

This study explored the perceived causes of loneliness of abused women. Eighty women, victims of domestic abuse, were compared with 84 women from the general population, who have had no history of abusive relationships. A 30-item-yes/no loneliness questionnaire was utilized in order to compare the causes of loneliness in the two samples. The factors that comprise the causes of loneliness are: Personal inadequacies, Developmental deficits, Unfulfilling intimate relationships, Relocation/significant separations, and Social marginality. Results confirmed the hypothesis that abused women, indeed, perceived the causes of their loneliness significantly differently than women in the general population do. The abused women scored significantly higher on all the subscales.

Language: en