Determination of Dyadic Adjustment and Domestic Violence Against Women during the Covid 19

Objective: Restriction measures implemented with the Covid-19 pandemic have increased gender-based power dynamics and underlying inequalities. These restrictions have affected couples' marital adjustment and women have been exposed to more intimate partner violence in this process. This study was conducted to investigate the marital adjustment of couples and women's exposure to domestic spousal violence during the Covid-19 pandemic. Methods: This study was conducted between 1 January 2022 and 1 May 2022 with the participation of 354 women aged 18-65 years. It is a descriptive cross-sectional study. The invitation to participate in this study and the survey form were shared through social media platforms (Facebook/Twitter/Instagram) and communication channels (e-mail, SMS, Whatsapp). Convenience sampling method was used in this study. The data were analysed in a computer environment. SPSS 23.0 programme was used for data analysis and Man Whitney U test, Kruskal Wallis test, Dunn test, Spearman correlation analysis were used. P