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Características sociodemográficas, sintomatológicas e de personalidade dos homens portugueses vítimas de violência no contexto das relações de intimidade
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O presente estudo teve como principal objetivo explorar as características dos
homens adultos portugueses vítimas de violência no contexto das relações de intimidade,
comparativamente às mulheres vítimas deste fenómeno, no que concerne a dados
sociodemográficos, sintomatologia e traços de personalidade. A investigação nasceu da
necessidade de se compreender melhor este fenómeno em Portugal, decorrente da
escassez de estudos nacionais e internacionais que analisem a experiência de vitimização
masculina. Participaram neste estudo 245 indivíduos, 127 do sexo feminino e 118 do sexo
masculino, com idades compreendidas entre os 18 e os 75 anos. A recolha de dados teve
por base um questionário sociodemográfico, o Inventário de Violência Conjugal (IVC),
o Brief Symptom Inventory 18 (BSI-18) e o NEO–FFI–20. Os resultados demonstraram
que a violência nas relações de intimidade é um fenómeno independente do nível de
escolaridade e do nível socioeconómico das vítimas. Verificou-se também uma
predominância da violência psicológica face à violência física, apesar de os homens
vítimas reportarem sofrer significativamente mais de maus-tratos físicos do que as
mulheres. Por fim, verificou-se que os participantes que reportaram terem sido vítimas de
violência em contexto de intimidade manifestaram scores superiores ao nível da
sintomatologia e do neutoriticismo, do que os participantes que reportaram não terem sido
vítimas de violência.
ABSTRACT: The main objective of this study was to explore the characteristics of Portuguese adult men who are victims of violence in intimate relationships, compared to women victims of the same phenomenon, with regard to sociodemographic data, symptomatology and personality traits. The research was born from the need to understand this phenomenon in Portugal, due to the scarcity of national and international studies that analyse the experience of male victimization. The study included 245 individuals, 127 females and 118 males, aged between 18 and 75 years old. Data collection was based on a sociodemographic questionnaire, the Inventory of Marital Violence (IVC in Portuguese), the Brief Symptom Inventory 18 (BSI-18) and the NEO-FFI–20. The results showed that violence in intimate relationships is a phenomenon independent of the level of education and socio-economic level of the victims. There was also a predominance of psychological violence instead of physical violence, although male victims reported suffering significantly more from physical abuse than women. Finally, it was found that the participants who reported being victims of violence in the context of intimacy manifested higher scores of symptomatology and neutoriticism than participants who reported not being victims of violence.
ABSTRACT: The main objective of this study was to explore the characteristics of Portuguese adult men who are victims of violence in intimate relationships, compared to women victims of the same phenomenon, with regard to sociodemographic data, symptomatology and personality traits. The research was born from the need to understand this phenomenon in Portugal, due to the scarcity of national and international studies that analyse the experience of male victimization. The study included 245 individuals, 127 females and 118 males, aged between 18 and 75 years old. Data collection was based on a sociodemographic questionnaire, the Inventory of Marital Violence (IVC in Portuguese), the Brief Symptom Inventory 18 (BSI-18) and the NEO-FFI–20. The results showed that violence in intimate relationships is a phenomenon independent of the level of education and socio-economic level of the victims. There was also a predominance of psychological violence instead of physical violence, although male victims reported suffering significantly more from physical abuse than women. Finally, it was found that the participants who reported being victims of violence in the context of intimacy manifested higher scores of symptomatology and neutoriticism than participants who reported not being victims of violence.
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Dissertação de Mestrado apresentada no Ispa – Instituto
Universitário, para obtenção de grau de Mestre
na especialidade de Psicologia Clínica.
Keywords
Homens Vítimas Violência nas relações de intimidade Sintomatologia Personalidade Men Victims Violence in intimate relationships Symptomatology Personality