European Journal of Scientific Research ISSN 1450-216X Vol.38 No.1 (2009), pp.72-80 © EuroJournals Publishing, Inc. 2009 http://www.eurojournals.com/ejsr.htm Wives’ Backgrounds, Perception Towards Family Values and Physical Aggression Ali Edalati Department of Human Development and Family Studies Faculty of Human Ecology, Putra University Malaysia E-mail: alisq2008@yahoo.com Tel: 0060122793206 Ma’rof Redzuan Department of Human Development and Family Studies Faculty of Human Ecology, Putra University Malaysia Mariani Mansor Department of Human Development and Family Studies Faculty of Human Ecology, Putra University Malaysia Mansor Abu Talib Department of Human Development and Family Studies Faculty of Human Ecology, Putra University Malaysia Abstract The focus of this paper is on the relationship between backgrounds, perceptions towards family values and physical aggression among Iranian wives. The paper is based on a study carried out among 337 wives who suffered physical aggression. Physical aggression was measured using Straus Questionnaire of Conflict Tactic Scale (CTS). There was a significant relationship between duration of marriage, women age, and number of children with family values. There was no relationship between family income and women education with family values. An Independent Sample t-test was utilized to investigate the differences across the two means of groups. As the result, a significant difference was found between women employment and family values where t = 4.48, p ≤.01. An Independent Sample t-test was utilized in order to test the means of the two performances. It was found that there is no significant difference between husband employment and family values. There was no significant difference between the experiences of violence before marriage in terms of the perception towards family values. There was also no significant relationship between family values and female physical aggression. Keywords: Women aggression, Family Values, Female Aggression, Shiraz, Iran. 1. Introduction Family, as a small social unit, is the most significant part of any social society and institution. It is considered to be the building block of any society and the main focal point for preserving tradition and