Relationship between Emotional Abuse, Sense of Coherence and Resilience among Married People

Abstract

Objective; The current study was designed to identify the association between emotional abuse, sense of coherence and resilience. Another objective of the study was to find the extent to which emotional abuse and sense of coherence predict resilience among married people.

Method; Quantitative survey design was employed to conduct this study. The sample (N=200) of the study consisted of both men (n=100) and women (n=100) with the age range of 20 to 50 years. Data was collected using scales i.e. emotional abuse questionnaire (EAQ), brief resilience scale (BRS) and sense of coherence scale.

Results; Sense of coherence was positively associated with resilience whereas emotional abuse was negatively associated with resilience. Sense of coherence was found to be a significant predictor of resilience than emotional abuse in the current study sample.

Conclusion; Amplifying sense of coherence appeared to be an encouraging approach to enhance resilience. This notion is mainly important for the field of interventions in clinical psychology, where efforts are made to specifically uphold psychological resistance. Married people confronted with chaotic situations on day-to-day basis should receive specific training, not only to be able to process these chaos, but to reinforce and develop their sense of coherence and resilience to prevent them from developing trauma when being faced with emotional abuse.

Keywords: Sense of Coherence, Resilience, Emotional Abuse, Chaos, Psychological Resistance, Trauma