The COVID-19 pandemic dramatically left those trapped in their homes to face greater dangers than illness - their family members. The purpose of this research is to shed light on the statistics of domestic abuse before and after the COVID-19 pandemic, the statistics of reported violence during past pandemics, and talk about the psychological effects of social isolation and pandemic uncertainty. Examining the relationships between social isolation, pandemic psychological reactions, and domestic violence. There are some elements related to the pandemic that affect more than the population, such as separation from loved ones, loss of freedom, uncertainty about the advancement of the disease, and the feeling of helplessness (Li and Wang, 2020; Cao et al., 2020). We hypothesize that there was an increase in domestic violence due to pandemic uncertainty and social isolation and the results show a dramatic increase in reports during COVID-19.

Faculty Mentor: Dr. Donald Daughtry

Department of Psychology and Sociology