- Collection:
- Atlanta University and Clark Atlanta University Theses and Dissertations
- Title:
- The relationship between hostility and the level of self-esteem among battered and nonbattered women, 2000
- Creator:
- Horton, Donna M.
- Date of Original:
- 2000-05-01
- Subject:
- Degrees, Academic
Dissertations, Academic - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- theses
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- This study examined two of the social and psychological problems suffered by battered women, specifically, their low level of self-esteem and hostility. The purpose of this study was to determine if there was a difference in the level of self-esteem and hostility among battered and nonbattered women. The study utilized a multigroup posttest-only exploratory survey research design. The sample consisted of thirty battered and thirty nonbattered women. The analysis consisted of percentages, frequencies, and a Chi-Square analysis. The results indicated that the two groups were dissimilar in their levels of self-esteem and hostility, and the Chi-Square analysis found a statistically significant difference between the two groups. In conclusion, the study found that battered women have lower self-esteem and higher levels of hostility than nonbattered women.
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/cau.td:2000_horton_donna_m.pdf
- Rights Holder:
- Clark Atlanta University
- Holding Institution:
- Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library
- Rights:
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