The psychological factors of spouse harassment

The most important goal and philosophy of marriage is mental peace. This peaceresults from fulfillment of the man and woman’s needs and their complementationin the light of marriage. Man and woman thus move and accept the difficulties ofmarriage to achieve its high result. In some cases, however, the goal of family isnot arrived at due to various factors. One of them is the harassment imposed onone of the spouses by the other – intentionally or unintentionally, consciously orunconsciously. Among different forms of spouse harassment are the following ones:acerbity, aggression, beating, belittling, ingratitude, obliging, scurrility, accusing,suspicion, sternness, sexual harassment, and abusing the rights of one’s spouse,all of which affecting their relationship negatively. Formulating these factors andinforming spouses of instances of them is an important step in controlling the problemof spouse harassment. The roots of this problem can be categorized into five groupsof factors, i.e. individual, familial, cultural, economic and structural factors. In thispaper, the psychological roots and factors of spouse harassment are investigatedwith a look at Islamic teachings and scientific researches.