Analyzing the aggressive behavior of domestic violence perpetrators

Wiwin Andriani,Afdal Afdal

doi:10.24036/00309za0002

Abstract

The study was conducted by analyzing the aggressive behavior of domestic violence perpetrators which can be seen through how much the contribution of aggressive behavior between sub-variables. This research method uses a quantitative approach with descriptive methods. The subjects in this study were perpetrators who lived in the city of Padang and were taken using purposive sampling techniques, amounting to 82 people. Data is collected through the Aggressive Behavior Inventory Instrument for Domestic Violence developed from Buss theory about aspects of aggressive behavior that contains 4 sub, including physical aggression (4 items), verbal aggression (7 items), anger (3 items) and hostility (2 items). The instrument uses a Likert scale model that has five alternative answers with interval data and analyzed with descriptive statistical techniques and simple linear regression analysis. The research findings show that on average the figure of aggressive domestic violence perpetrators is in the moderate category by 71% and aggressive behavior in terms of verbal aggression contributes to physical aggression of 10.3% while aggressive behavior itself contributes to verbal aggression by 65.8%. With the results of this study become input for therapists/counselors sone of them is through family counseling with an experimental approach that prioritizes now and here experience.

Highlights

The problem of domestic violence or we often know it as KDRT is one of the issues that is a hot topic of conversation today, considering that domestic violence often occurs (Afdal, 2015)
The high number of cases found in Indonesia is inseparable from the lack and a limited number of appropriate institutions to deal with domestic violence problems which have been discovered to be always directed at women
The Inventory of Aggressive Behavior of Domestic Violence Perpetrators developed from a theory proposed by Buss & Perry (1992) on aspects of aggressive behavior was used as the research instrument

Summary

Introduction

The problem of domestic violence or we often know it as KDRT is one of the issues that is a hot topic of conversation today, considering that domestic violence often occurs (Afdal, 2015). Several factors cause domestic violence (Afdal, 2015) with the continuous harassment reported to mostly start through physical violence as observed in 3,982 cases (Chiacchia, 2012; Komnas Perempuan, 2018) and the most frequent perpetrators were found to be men or husbands (Margolin et al, 1988 and Wardle et al, 2015) which tend to consider themselves more dominant in the relationship (Sabourin et al, 1993) Some of this violence is due to inadequate emotional control and strategies to solve. This research intends to can be used as a need study for guidance and counseling services in overcoming the causative factors of domestic violence

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