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Empatia e crenças legitimadoras de violência conjugal em homens a cumprir pena de prisão por violência doméstica
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A Violência Conjugal, enquadra-se na tipologia de crime de Violência Doméstica e,
atualmente, constitui-se com uma das formas de violência mais exercidas. A literatura tem
apontado para a necessidade de caracterizar os indivíduos que cometem este tipo de crime, a
fim de elaborar estratégias de intervenção adequadas, que permitam a diminuição da
reincidência. As crenças legitimadoras de violência conjugal e a empatia têm sido alvo de
intervenção nestes indivíduos, no entanto, devido à evolução da consciencialização da
sociedade em relação a este tema, realça-se a importância de melhor compreender a
população atual perpetradora deste crime. Deste modo, o presente trabalho terá como objetivo
explorar estes construtos, assim como as suas diferenças e associações com outras variáveis,
como os níveis educacionais, o consumo de substâncias e a idade. A amostra é constituída
por 187 reclusos do sexo masculino, sendo que 92 foram condenados por Violência
Doméstica e 95 condenados por um crime não violento. Foi-lhes solicitado que respondessem
a um protocolo composto por um Questionário Sociodemográfico, pela Escala Básica de
Empatia - versão curta (BES-A), pela Escala de Crenças sobre a Violência Conjugal (ECVC)
e pela Escala de Desejabilidade Social (EDS-20). Os resultados sugerem que homens
condenados por Violência Doméstica apresentam níveis normativos na empatia e não
apresentam altos níveis de legitimação da violência conjugal. Não foram encontradas
diferenças significativas entre os mesmos e os indivíduos condenados por crimes não
violentos ao nível da Empatia e da legitimação da violência conjugal. Também, não foram
encontradas correlações significativas entre a empatia e as crenças legitimadoras de violência
conjugal, à exceção duma correlação, ainda que baixa, entre a legitimação e banalização da
pequena violência e a empatia cognitiva. Quanto à influência das variáveis
sociodemográficas: verificou-se que quanto maior o nível de escolaridade menor a
legitimação da violência conjugal; não foram encontradas diferenças entre os indivíduos que
apresentam historial de consumos e os que não apresentam; e não se encontrou nenhuma
associação entre a idade e as principais variáveis em estudo, a empatia e as crenças
legitimadoras de violência conjugal.
ABSTRACT: Intimate Partner Violence falls under the crime category of Domestic Violence and is currently one of the most common forms of violence. The literature has pointed to the need to characterize the individuals who commit this type of crime, in order to develop appropriate intervention strategies to reduce recidivism. The legitimizing beliefs of Intimate Partner Violence and empathy have been the target of intervention in these individuals, however, due to the evolution of society's awareness of this issue, it is important to better understand the current population perpetrating this crime. The main objective of this study is therefore to explore these constructs, as well as their differences and associations with other variables, such as educational levels, substance use and age. The sample consisted of 187 male prisoners, 92 of whom had been convicted of domestic violence and 95 of whom had been convicted of a non-violent crime. They were asked to answer a protocol consisting of a Sociodemographic Questionnaire, the Basic Empathy Scale - short version (BES-A), the Scale of Beliefs about Conjugal Violence (ECVC) and the Social Desirability Scale (EDS20). The results suggest that men convicted of domestic violence show normative levels of empathy and do not show high levels of legitimization of Intimate Partner Violence. No significant differences were found between them and individuals convicted of non-violent crimes in terms of empathy and legitimization of Intimate Partner Violence. Also, no significant correlations were found between empathy and beliefs legitimizing Intimate Partner Violence, with the exception of a low correlation, between the legitimization and trivialization of petty violence and cognitive empathy. As for the influence of sociodemographic variables: it was found that the higher the level of education, the lower the legitimization of Intimate Partner Violence; no differences were found between individuals with a history of drug use and those without; and no association was found between age and the main variables under study, empathy and beliefs legitimizing Intimate Partner Violence.
ABSTRACT: Intimate Partner Violence falls under the crime category of Domestic Violence and is currently one of the most common forms of violence. The literature has pointed to the need to characterize the individuals who commit this type of crime, in order to develop appropriate intervention strategies to reduce recidivism. The legitimizing beliefs of Intimate Partner Violence and empathy have been the target of intervention in these individuals, however, due to the evolution of society's awareness of this issue, it is important to better understand the current population perpetrating this crime. The main objective of this study is therefore to explore these constructs, as well as their differences and associations with other variables, such as educational levels, substance use and age. The sample consisted of 187 male prisoners, 92 of whom had been convicted of domestic violence and 95 of whom had been convicted of a non-violent crime. They were asked to answer a protocol consisting of a Sociodemographic Questionnaire, the Basic Empathy Scale - short version (BES-A), the Scale of Beliefs about Conjugal Violence (ECVC) and the Social Desirability Scale (EDS20). The results suggest that men convicted of domestic violence show normative levels of empathy and do not show high levels of legitimization of Intimate Partner Violence. No significant differences were found between them and individuals convicted of non-violent crimes in terms of empathy and legitimization of Intimate Partner Violence. Also, no significant correlations were found between empathy and beliefs legitimizing Intimate Partner Violence, with the exception of a low correlation, between the legitimization and trivialization of petty violence and cognitive empathy. As for the influence of sociodemographic variables: it was found that the higher the level of education, the lower the legitimization of Intimate Partner Violence; no differences were found between individuals with a history of drug use and those without; and no association was found between age and the main variables under study, empathy and beliefs legitimizing Intimate Partner Violence.
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Dissertação de Mestrado
apresentada no Ispa - Instituto Universitário para
obtenção de grau de Mestre na especialidade de
Psicologia Forense.
Keywords
Crenças legitimadoras de violência conjugal Empatia Violência doméstica Beliefs legitimizing Intimate partner violence Empathy Domestic violence