Psychological Violence Against Women by their Spouse as Predictive Factors for Anxiety Levels of Women during COVID-19 Pandemic Lockdown

Aim: The aim of this study is to determine whether psychological violence against women by their spouse predict anxiety levels of women of reproductive age during COVID-19 pandemic lockdown. Methodology: This study has a descriptive, cross-sectional, correlational design. The research was performed in a province located in the Aegean Region of Turkey in May-July 2020. The random sampling method was used. The study was conducted with 296 women who voluntarily agreed to participate in the study and met the inclusion criteria. Demographic Data Collection Form, State Anxiety Scale and Psychological Violence Against Women Scale were used as data collection tools. Results: There was a significant, positive moderate relationship between state anxiety and psychological violence in quarantine (r=.556, p