The Role of Personality Traits and Social Skills in the Prediction of the Domestic Violence of Couples

The purpose of the present study is to investigate the role of personality traits and social skills in the prediction of the domestic violence among couples. The study used the descriptive-correlational method and the statistical population consisted of all couples with a history of domestic violence referring to counseling centers under the supervision of the Welfare Organization of Isfahan in 2016. In order to select the sample, 50 couples (50 men and 50 women) referred were selected from several counseling centers in Isfahan. However, a set of questionnaires including Minnesota short-form (1967), Matson's social skills questionnaire (1983), and domestic violence questionnaire (Tabriz, et al, 2012) was applied to measure the study variables. In order to test the hypotheses, Regression analysis was conducted using SPSS-22 software. The results showed that social skills negatively predict three personality traits including hypochondriasis, depression, and hysteria and positively predict changes in the domestic violence among the couples. Based on the findings, personality traits and social skills recognized as the most important factors in the occurrence of domestic violence among couples. Therefore, it is suggested that psychologists and family counselors considered these factors as effective and use them in their psychological interventions in domestic violence in order to obtain better outcomes as well as applied these in workshops on the personality characteristics and social skills for couples