Table 1. Emergent Themes And Subthemes Matrix Predictors of violence  Relationship strain with wife's family  Maltreatment  Husband's family intrusion  Financial (Tight- fisted husbands) Types  Verbal  Physical  Emotional Causes  Customs & Traditions  Early marriage  Traditional marriage  Discrimination between male & female (masculine society)  Society's view of the divorced woman  Meddling of couple's parents (In-Laws)  Husband personality  The woman herself Reaction to violence  Seeking family help  React with violence  Give chance and take time to assess Victim's perceived negative health consequences  Psychological Decision to escape violence Crucial event  Hopelessness  Escalation of danger Aliaa Mohammed Othman El-Afandy et al. Spousal Violence Real Experiences of Victimized Women Attending Family Court: A Qualitative Study. American Journal of Nursing Research, 2018, Vol. 6, No. 5, 335-343. doi:10.12691/ajnr-6-5-16 © The Author(s) 2018. Published by Science and Education Publishing.