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Introdução: a violência por parte do parceiro íntimo (VPI) compõe uma causa
frequente de morbilidade psicológica, podendo englobar nalgumas situações comportamentos
suicidários. Objetivo: o presente estudo teve por objetivo identificar os preditores de
comportamentos suicidários em mulheres vítimas de VPI, avaliando o impacto do trauma na
infância, das crenças sobre a legitimação da VPI e dos sintomas psicopatológicos.
Metodologia: a amostra foi constituída por cento e quarenta e uma mulheres, das quais 61 eram
vítimas e 80 não vítimas de VPI, recrutadas a partir de centros de apoio às vítimas e da
população em geral, respetivamente. A participação foi efetuada através do preenchimento de
instrumentos de autorrelato. Resultados: os resultados mostraram que as mulheres vítimas de
VPI relataram mais abuso físico, emocional e abuso sexual na infância, mais crenças que
legitimam a VPI, mais sintomatologia psicopatológica e mais comportamentos suicidários
quando comparadas com as não vítimas. Os melhores preditores dos comportamentos
suicidários foram ter sofrido mais agressão psicológica, ter sido vítima de abuso físico e
emocional na infância, ter maior legitimação de crenças sobre a violência e a presença de
sintomas psicopatológicos. Conclusão: os resultados enfatizam assim a necessidade de intervir
nesta população ao nível da morbilidade psicológica, nomeadamente nos processos associados
ao trauma prévio ou cumulativo, de forma a gerar respostas mais adaptativas e prevenir
comportamentos suicidários, bem como de intervir na modificação das crenças legitimadoras
da violência, para que estas deixem de ser encaradas como normativas.
Introduction: intimate partner violence (IPV) is a frequent cause of psychological morbidity, which may include suicidal behavior in some situations. Objective: the present study aimed to identify the predictors of suicidal behavior in women victims of IPV, evaluating the impact of childhood trauma, beliefs about the legitimacy of IPV and psychopathological symptoms. Methodology: the sample consisted of one hundred and forty-one women, of whom 61 were victims and 80 were not victims of IPV, recruited from victim support centers and the general population, respectively. Participation was carried out by completing self-report instruments. Results: the results showed that women victims of IPV reported more physical, emotional and sexual abuse in childhood, more beliefs that legitimize IPV, more psychopathological symptoms and more suicidal behaviors when compared with non-victims. The best predictors of suicidal behaviors were having suffered more psychological aggression, having been the victim of physical and emotional abuse in childhood, having greater legitimacy of beliefs about violence and the presence of psychopathological symptoms. Conclusion: the results thus emphasize the need to intervene in this population in terms of psychological morbidity, namely in the processes associated with previous or cumulative trauma, in order to generate more adaptive responses and prevent suicidal behaviors, as well as to intervene in modifying the legitimizing beliefs of violence, so that they are no longer seen as normative.
Introduction: intimate partner violence (IPV) is a frequent cause of psychological morbidity, which may include suicidal behavior in some situations. Objective: the present study aimed to identify the predictors of suicidal behavior in women victims of IPV, evaluating the impact of childhood trauma, beliefs about the legitimacy of IPV and psychopathological symptoms. Methodology: the sample consisted of one hundred and forty-one women, of whom 61 were victims and 80 were not victims of IPV, recruited from victim support centers and the general population, respectively. Participation was carried out by completing self-report instruments. Results: the results showed that women victims of IPV reported more physical, emotional and sexual abuse in childhood, more beliefs that legitimize IPV, more psychopathological symptoms and more suicidal behaviors when compared with non-victims. The best predictors of suicidal behaviors were having suffered more psychological aggression, having been the victim of physical and emotional abuse in childhood, having greater legitimacy of beliefs about violence and the presence of psychopathological symptoms. Conclusion: the results thus emphasize the need to intervene in this population in terms of psychological morbidity, namely in the processes associated with previous or cumulative trauma, in order to generate more adaptive responses and prevent suicidal behaviors, as well as to intervene in modifying the legitimizing beliefs of violence, so that they are no longer seen as normative.
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Violência por parceiro íntimo Trauma na infância Sintomatologia psicopatológica Comportamentos suicidários Conjugal violence Childhood trauma Psychopathological symptoms Suicidal behaviors