en رويكرد شناختي رفتاري Cognitive behavioral پژوهشي Original Research Article <strong>Objective</strong>: The present study was done to compare emotional and affective temperament in trauma-exposed women with and without Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) following intimate partner violence.<br> <strong>Methods</strong>: A total of 195 trauma-exposed women with and without PTSD participated in this study, and completed the Affective and Emotional Composite Temperament Scale (AFECTS). Collected data were analyzed by Multivariate Analysis of Variance (MANOVA).&nbsp;<br> <strong>Results</strong>: The mean scores of the group with PTSD were significantly higher compared to the group without PTSD in the overall scores of affective temperament, including cyclothymic, depressive, anxious, apathetic, Volatile, Dysphoric, obsessive, euthymic, disinhibited, euphoric, and also the emotional temperament, including anger and sensitivity.&nbsp;<br> <strong>Conclusion</strong>: Findings suggest that emotional and affective temperament can increase the risk of developing PTSD following exposure to intimate partner violence. Affect, Emotion, Temperament, Trauma, Posttraumatic stress disorder, Violence 283 292 http://jpcp.uswr.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-769-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Masumeh Shafiei shafiei.ma@fh.lu.ac 0000-0002-5289-3002 No Department of Psychology, Faculty of Literature and Human Sciences, Lorestan University, Khoramabad, Iran. Somayeh Daneshvar somayeh.daneshvar@shirazu.ac.ir 0000-0001-5178-0922 Yes Department of Clinical Psychology, Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran. Sajjad Basharpour basharpoor_sajjad@yahoo.com 0000-0002-5107-9818 No Department of Psychology, Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili, Ardabil, Iran. Mina Taherifard taherifard70@yahoo.com 0000-0002-5687-794X No Department of Psychology, Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili, Ardabil, Iran.