Effect psychological intervention on husband abuse among newly-married couples

ObjectiveTo reduce the occurrence of spousal violence(SV)by psychological intervention among newlymarried couples.MethodsWe randomly chose 317 newly-married couples registered in 2 districts of Changsha city and screened 93 couples with spousal violence.The couples screened were randomly divided into intervention group(42 couples) and control group(51 couples).Psychagogia instruction and relative trainings for SV prevention were provided to the intervention group 6-7 times within the six months.Meanwhile,no intervention was provided to the control group.After the intervetion 25 couples in the intervention group and 37 couples in the control group accepted a survey with a self-designed SV questionnaire.ResultsThe wives in the intervention group reported a lower rate of husband abuse than that in the control group(56.0% vs 83.8%,P<0.05).The prevalence of SV in the intervention group was significantly lower than that of the control group(P<0.05)and the prevalence of husbands abuse in the interventon group was significantly lower than that of in control group after the intervention(P<0.01).ConclusionPsychological intervention on SV may decrease the prevalence of SV among newly-married couples.