[en] This exploratory study aims at quantifying the temperament and character dimensions of a sample of women victims of domestic abuse without psychopathology, and to determine the effect of these personality traits on maintaining a victim mentality.
The study concludes with a criminological discussion around the role played by the cognitions and feelings in the preservation and strengthening of violence within the couple. Finally, some approaches are suggested for further research which could possibly improve our understanding of this complex phenomenon.
Disciplines :
Criminology
Author, co-author :
El Guendi, Sarah ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences sociales > Criminologie
Language :
English
Title :
Domestic violence and its health implications : Psychosocial characteristic of female victims of domestic violence
Publication date :
2017
Event name :
17th Annual Conference of the ESC (European Society of Criminology)
Event organizer :
Cardiff University
Event place :
Cardiff, United Kingdom
Event date :
du 13 semptembre au 16 September 2017
Audience :
International
References of the abstract :
This exploratory study aims at quantifying the temperament and character dimensions of a sample of women victims of domestic abuse without psychopathology, and to determine the effect of these personality traits on maintaining a victim mentality.
The study concludes with a criminological discussion around the role played by the cognitions and feelings in the preservation and strengthening of violence within the couple. Finally, some approaches are suggested for further research which could possibly improve our understanding of this complex phenomenon.
