Existential Vacuum and its Relationship with Family-based Support among Battered Women Nasser Arij 1 , Rimawi Omar 2 * 1 Employee at Ministry of Social Development 2 Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Al-Quds University, Palestine Abstract This aim of this study was to determine the relationship between existential vacuum and family- based support among battered women who visit Ministry of Social Development protection centers. The correlational approach was used to achieve the study’s goals. The study was conducted on a sample consisted of (127) battered women in Palestine. The current study’s findings revealed a moderate level of existential vacuum and family-based support; as well as an inverse relationship between existential vacuum and family-based support among battered women. Furthermore, there were no differences in the level of existential vacuum among battered women due to the academic qualification, whereas there were differences attributed to the number of children in favor of more than 3 children. The findings also revealed differences in the level of the family-based support among battered women due to the academic qualification in favor of higher than Tawjihi, as well as differences attributed to children variable in favor of (1-3 children). Based on our findings, we recommend that family-based institutions have to provide battered women with all forms of family-based support, as this has a significant impact on their feelings of being prevented from being present, particularly for women with limited access to education. Key words: Existential Vacuum, Family-based support, Bettered Women. Introduction: The concept of the meaning of life is one of the advanced concepts in existential psychology, especially studies related to modern positive psychology, which asserts that the meaning of life is found in satisfaction, happiness, and achievement of goals (Wu, et al., 2015). The existential vacuum is at the root of many psychological and social problems, including frustration, despair, anger, a value crisis, anxiety about the future, and variety of psychological conflicts (Rimawi & Ibrahim, 2020), (Abul- Nur & Abdel-Wahab, 2009). According to Frankl (2011), the concept of existential vacuum does not constitute a neurosis in and itself, but rather creates a fertile ground for the emergence of neurosis. Because the meaning of life contributes to the maintenance positive mental and physical health, those who have meaning in their life enjoy high levels of quietness, happiness, appropriate social relationships and self- acceptance (Al-Zayyat, 2018). When necessary, a person can change himself for Social Science and Humanities Journal Vol. 06 (01). 2022 SSHJ- 2524-2530 2524