Women's Opinions on Emotional Violence in Intimate Relationships and Methods of Coping

Şahin Kesi̇ci̇,Mukadder Büyükeski̇l

doi:10.54535/rep.1029646

Şahin Kesi̇ci̇, Mukadder Büyükeski̇l

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https://doi.org/10.54535/rep.1029646

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The aim of this research is to determine women's views on emotional violence and coping methods in intimate relationships. The study group of the research consists of 15 people who live in Konya and have been exposed to emotional violence in their intimate relationships. In the research, semi-structured interview technique was used as the data collection method. The collected data were analyzed using the content analysis technique. Then, the themes of perceptions of emotional violence in intimate relationships, the reasons for the emotional violence of the partners, the effects of being exposed to emotional violence, the reactions given to the partner in the face of emotional violence, the ways of coping with emotional violence and the needs to combat emotional violence, and categories related to these themes were created. As a result of the research, the findings were discussed and suggestions were developed for the findings.

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Violence and violent actions are among the increasing problems in today's world
In a study by Foshee (1996), it was reported that mild, moderate and severe partner violence is maintained in equal amounts in both genders, but women are more exposed to psychological abuse, injury and sexual dating violence than men, and in a study conducted with female university students, the rate of exposure to emotional violence was stated as 34.8% (Dodaj et al, 2020)
When we look at the literature, it is seen that the concept of emotional violence in intimate relationships is expressed with concepts such as psychological violence, verbal violence and relational aggression (Yumuşak, 2013)

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Violence and violent actions are among the increasing problems in today's world. Violence is any individual or group behavior that causes physical and mental harm, injury and disability (Mavili, 2014). Intimate partner violence, which is seen as physical-sexual or emotional abuse and controlling behaviors by one partner to the other partner, is generally directed at women by men (World Health Organization [WHO], 2010). Intimate partner violence against women is an important but often neglected public health problem (Umubyeyi et al, 2014). Women who are exposed to violence are at risk of death, serious injury, medical chronic health problems, and mental health problems in many ways, both physically and emotionally (Wisner et al, 1999). As can be understood from this information, emotional violence experienced in intimate relationships can be characterized as statements or behaviors, directed by one partner, that negatively affect the self-perception of the other partner, hurt emotionally, and damage the social dignity. While the aim in problem-focused coping is stated as managing or changing the problem, the aim in emotion-focused coping is stated as regulating the individual's emotional response (Meléndez et al, 2012)

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