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World J Psychiatry. Dec 19, 2025; 15(12): 111334
Published online Dec 19, 2025. doi: 10.5498/wjp.v15.i12.111334
Published online Dec 19, 2025. doi: 10.5498/wjp.v15.i12.111334
Economic abuse as a female battering form: A cross-sectional study among physicians and nurses
Elif Sarac, General Directorate of Management Services/Private Nursing Care Center for the Elderly, Ministry of National Defense, Ankara 06000, Türkiye
Deniz Odabas, Department of Public Health, Medical Faculty, Ankara University, Ankara 06000, Türkiye
Author contributions: Sarac E and Odabas D contributed to the conception, design of the study, data curation, funding acquisition, investigation, methodology, project administration, resources, and software; Both authors drafted the article, revised it critically, and approved the final version to be submitted.
Institutional review board statement: The study protocol was approved by Ankara university's ethics committee (date 4.2.25, approval number: 2024/428) and the hospital where the study was conducted. Additionally, Kaba and Ozturk[20] granted permission to use their questionnaires for this study.
Informed consent statement: Written consent was obtained from the participants in the study.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors have no potential conflicts of interest to disclosure.
STROBE statement: The authors have read the STROBE Statement-checklist of items, and the manuscript was prepared and revised according to the STROBE Statement-checklist of items.
Data sharing statement: The datasets generated during and/or analyzed during the current study are not publicly available due the confidentiality of the data used, the sensitive nature of the questions asked in the research, and the assurance given to the participants that the raw data would remain confidential and would not be shared but are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request.
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Corresponding author: Elif Sarac, PhD, General Directorate of Management Services/Private Nursing Care Center for the Elderly, Ministry of National Defense, Bilkent, Ankara 06000, Türkiye. sarac.elf@gmail.com
Received: July 2, 2025
Revised: July 10, 2025
Accepted: September 19, 2025
Published online: December 19, 2025
Processing time: 153 Days and 1.5 Hours
Revised: July 10, 2025
Accepted: September 19, 2025
Published online: December 19, 2025
Processing time: 153 Days and 1.5 Hours
Core Tip
Core Tip: Economic abuse is abusive behaviors in the form of controlling access to money, limiting financial independence, or sabotaging employment opportunities. It is a very serious issue because it undermines a female’s autonomy, making it difficult for her to leave abusive relationships or achieve financial independence. Addressing economic abuse is crucial for empowering females and fostering gender equality.