The current study investigated the predictive relationship between spousal
psychological violence, coping strategies and psychological well-being in married
women. The assumptions included that (a) spousal psychological violence, different
coping strategies and psychological well-being are likely to be correlated in married
women, (b) spousal psychological violence and different coping strategies are likely to
be predictor of psychological well-being in married women and (c) There are likely to
be differences in the mean scores on spousal psychological violence and psychological
well-being between working women and house-keeping women. The study used
correlational between-subjects research design. A sample of 200 married women was
taken by using purposive and convenience sampling. The results indicated that
spousal psychological violence negatively predicted psychological well-being in
married women (p < .001). The results revealed that active-focus coping strategies
and active distracting coping strategies emerged as significant predictors (p <.001) of
psychological well-being accounting a total of 47% of the variance. We found no mean
differences regarding spousal psychological violence between working women and
housewives.
