en Nursing Orginal research <span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="line-height:2;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="unicode-bidi:embed"><span calibri=""><span style="color:#2980b9;"><b><i><span new="" roman="" times="">Background:</span></i></b></span><span style="color:#000066;"> </span><span lang="EN-GB"><span new="" roman="" times="">Understanding the relationship between intimate partner violence (IPV) and depression/depressive symptoms is important in developing strategies to reduce the burden of depression and prevent IPV and its effects</span></span><span new="" roman="" times="">. </span></span></span><br> <span style="unicode-bidi:embed"><span calibri=""><span style="color:#2980b9;"><b><i><span new="" roman="" times="">Objectives:</span></i></b><b> </b></span><span lang="EN-GB"><span new="" roman="" times="">This study examined the relationship between IPV against women and depressive symptoms</span></span><span new="" roman="" times="">.</span></span></span><br> <span new="" roman="" times=""><span style="color:#2980b9;"><b><i>Methods:</i></b></span><span style="color:black"> <span lang="EN-GB">This</span> <span lang="EN-GB">cross-sectional study conducted on 485 women from January to June 2023 in Turkey. Data were collected using a questionnaire assessing sociodemographic characteristics, Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), and Intimate Partner Violence against Women Scale (IPVAWS). Data were analysed using Student&#39;s t-test, ANOVA, Pearson correlation and multiple linear regression analysis in SPSS 24 software</span>.</span></span><br> <span style="unicode-bidi:embed"><span calibri=""><span style="color:#2980b9;"><b><i><span new="" roman="" times="">Results:</span></i></b></span> <span lang="EN-GB"><span new="" roman="" times="">IPV and depression were found in 45.6% and 24.9% of the women, respectively. According to the multiple linear regression analysis, in which sociodemographic variables were controlled, one-unit increase in violence exposure scores increased the BDI scores by 0.49 times (p<0.001)</span></span><span new="" roman="" times="">.</span></span></span><br> <span style="unicode-bidi:embed"><span calibri=""><span style="color:#2980b9;"><b><i><span new="" roman="" times="">Conclusion:</span></i></b></span><span style="color:#000066;"><i> </i></span><span lang="EN-GB"><span new="" roman="" times="">Regardless of sociodemographic characteristics, beliefs about violence, and perceived social support, depressive symptomatology increased with increasing IPV exposure in women. Healthcare professionals should keep in mind the possible underlying exposure to intimate partner violence in women with depressive symptoms</span></span><span new="" roman="" times="">.</span></span></span></span></span></span> Depression, Intimate Partner Violence, Social Support, Women 43 51 http://nmcjournal.zums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-982-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Meltem Demirgöz Bal meltemdemirgoz@gmail.com 100319475328460013785 100319475328460013785 No Department of Midwifery, Faculty of Health Sciences, Marmara University, Maltepe, İstanbul, Turkey Özlem Aşcı asci.s.ozlem@gmail.com 100319475328460013786 100319475328460013786 Yes Department of Midwifery, Zübeyde Hanım Faculty of Health Sciences, Niğde Ömer Halisdemir University, Niğde, Turkey