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Quem cala não consente: a experiência dos homens vítimas de violência em relações de intimidade heterossexuais
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A Violência Doméstica em Portugal continua a ser pautada como a violência que é exercida maioritariamente contra as mulheres, contribuindo desta forma para o aumento do estigma social que vê o homem como agressor e não como possível vítima. No entanto, o número de vítimas do sexo masculino em contexto de intimidade tem vindo a aumentar de forma sucessiva, revelando inúmeras complicações no seu bem-estar físico e psicológico. Deste modo, o presente estudo foi realizado com o propósito de analisar a prevalência da Violência em Relações de Intimidade (VRI) contra os homens, bem como o nível de Stress Pós-Traumático (PSPT) que pode estar associado a estas vivências. Participaram neste estudo 117 homens com idades compreendidas entre os 19 e os 56 anos, que completaram um questionário composto por várias questões sociodemográficas e por dois instrumentos de autorrelato, nomeadamente, o Inventário de Violência Conjugal (IVC) e o Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5). Os resultados obtidos demonstraram que os abusos emocionais, tanto sofridos como praticados tendem a ser superiores aos abusos físicos, sendo que quanto maior o número de abusos emocionais sofridos, maior o nível de Stress Pós-Traumático. Verificou-se, também que os abusos físicos e emocionais sofridos influenciaram o índice de violência exercida e, ainda, que os homens que se encontram empregados e que têm relacionamentos mais longos tendem a sofrer mais abusos físicos e emocionais, quando comparados aos homens que estão desempregados e cujas relações amorosas são de curta duração.
In Portugal, Domestic Violence continues to be characterized as the violence that is exercised, mainly, against women, thus contributing to the increase of the social stigma that sees men as aggressors, and not as possible victims. However, the number of male victims in a context of intimacy has been increasing successively, revealing numerous complications in their physical and psychological well-being. Thus, the present study was carried out with the purpose of analyzing the prevalence of Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) against men, as well as the level of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) that may be associated with these experiences. Participated in this study 117 men aged between 19 and 56 years, who completed a questionnaire composed of several sociodemographic questions and two self-report instruments, namely, the Inventory of Conjugal Violence (IVC) and the Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5). The results obtained showed that emotional abuse, both suffered and practiced, tend to be superior to physical abuse, and the greater the number of emotional abuse suffered, the greater the level of Post-Traumatic Stress. It was also found that the physical and emotional abuse suffered influenced the rate of violence exercised and, also, that men who are employed and who have longer relationships tend to suffer more physical and emotional abuse, when compared to men who are unemployed and whose love relationships are short-lived.
In Portugal, Domestic Violence continues to be characterized as the violence that is exercised, mainly, against women, thus contributing to the increase of the social stigma that sees men as aggressors, and not as possible victims. However, the number of male victims in a context of intimacy has been increasing successively, revealing numerous complications in their physical and psychological well-being. Thus, the present study was carried out with the purpose of analyzing the prevalence of Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) against men, as well as the level of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) that may be associated with these experiences. Participated in this study 117 men aged between 19 and 56 years, who completed a questionnaire composed of several sociodemographic questions and two self-report instruments, namely, the Inventory of Conjugal Violence (IVC) and the Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5). The results obtained showed that emotional abuse, both suffered and practiced, tend to be superior to physical abuse, and the greater the number of emotional abuse suffered, the greater the level of Post-Traumatic Stress. It was also found that the physical and emotional abuse suffered influenced the rate of violence exercised and, also, that men who are employed and who have longer relationships tend to suffer more physical and emotional abuse, when compared to men who are unemployed and whose love relationships are short-lived.
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Dissertação de Mestrado apresentada no ISPA – Instituto Universitário para obtenção de grau de Mestre na especialidade de Psicologia Clínica.
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Homens vítimas Violência doméstica Violência em relações de Intimidade Stress-pós-traumático Men victim Domestic violence Intimate partner violence Post-traumatic stress