The prediction of acceptance wife abuse based on helplessness, and body image on women

wife abuse as a dysfunctional procedures, it is the matter of concern as hidden damage and serious fulmination against women. Therefore the aim of this study is prediction of acceptance wife abuse based on helplessness, and body image on women. The design used in this study is a descriptive post-event and correlation study. The statistical population of this study consisted of women referring to forensic medicine within 6 months from Esfand 96 to Shahrivar 97, among which 400 women were selected by convenience sampling method. Data were analyzed using concurrent regression. The result showed that helplessness %23 and body image %1/3 can predict the variance of wife abuse. In the other words the more helplessness adoption of spouse abuse in person rises. Therefore each of these variables can play a main role in accepting wife abuse in women and the women with these personality may be more vulnerable to damage, so considering the role of each variable in wife abuse it can be used to prevent this problem in intervention and treatment even premarital counseling.