Abstract

This study aimed to reveal the extent to which the social and economic security of Palestinian families have been achieved whether this loss was partial (wound or captivity) or total (martyrdom) from the wife's point of view. It included (140) missing women in the governorates of Hebron and Bethlehem. The data were collected using two scales authored by the researcher after ensuring their validity and reliability, where the reliability coefficient was (0.819). The results of the study showed the need of the sample members for social and economic security in general. The differences appeared in the social dimension in favor of the younger wives. As for the educational level, the differences were in the economic dimension for those who hold bachelor's and diploma degrees compared with those who hold a high school diploma or less. With regard to the variable nature of the husband's absence, the statistical significance in the social and economic dimensions came in favor of the wives of the martyrs first, then in favor of the wives of the prisoners secondly, compared to the wives of the wounded. As for the variable of the presence of children, the differences in the economic dimension were in favor of the wives who had children. The researcher recommended the necessity of conducting survey studies on the subject for all regions of Palestine and also recommended the necessity of facilitating the task of institutions to provide social support to all families individually and collectively.