We tested the association between gender-based violence (GBV), subjective quality of life, and mental distress manifested by anxiety, depression, and stress among Palestinian women exposed to political and military violence. Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale-21, Berlin Social Support Scales, WHO-5 subjective Quality of Life Scale, Women's Agency Scale 61, and Violence Against Women Questionnaire were administered to 332 purposely selected participants. Structural equation modeling was applied to address the study hypothesis. A conceptual model depicting GBV as a predictor, mental distress as an outcome variable, and agency and social support as mediators was confirmed. Keywords gender-based violence, mental health outcomes, subjective quality of life, social support, women agency

Title

Violence Against 1Women

Publisher

Springer

Publisher Country

United States of America

Indexing

Thomson Reuters

Impact Factor

4.5

Publication Type

Online only

Volume

16

Year

2022

Pages

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