Repercussão da violência na mulher e suas formas de enfrentamento

Abstract

A violência contra a mulher é um tema complexo pela multideterminação de elementos de análises que nela convergem. Esta pesquisa objetivou caracterizar a repercussão da violência na mulher e suas formas de enfrentamento. O estudo foi exploratório-descritivo e adotou a metodologia qualitativa, sendo as participantes 10 mulheres agredidas que prestaram queixa em uma Delegacia da Mulher. A coleta de dados realizou-se por meio de entrevista semiestruturada, e para a análise dos dados utilizaram-se o software Atlas/ti 5.0 e a Teoria Fundamentada Empiricamente. Identificou-se a repercussão da violência na mulher por meio da insônia, da instabilidade emocional, da ideação suicida, do isolamento social e das estratégias de enfrentamento que foram focados no diálogo com amigos, familiares e colegas de trabalho; na busca de encontros sociais e no uso de medidas, tais como: tentativa de separação, saída de casa e denúncia. Considera-se que os dados obtidos subsidiam e qualificam intervenções e o atendimento de mulheres agredidas.

The Significant Social Networks of Women Who Have Resided in Shelters

“…Among the relatives who offered material help, the sisters and brothers-in-law stand out, mainly in terms of the needs that emerged after the departure from the shelter, when these people were ready to welcome the women at their homes and/or helped them to seek and build a new home. What the search for relatives as a problem coping strategy is concerned, these study findings are in line with the research by Santos and Moré (2011), which show that the successful strategies the women used include the search for family members to talk about the violence situation.…”

“…Filing the complaint regarding the violence situation was encouraged by the head, psychologist and person in charge, who offered the women advice, emotional help through listening and financial help by a wage or holiday advance, so that these women could recover after leaving the shelter. This finding is in accordance with Santos and Moré (2011), in which bosses were people who advised the women to denounce their partner and helped them financially to allow them to reestablish themselves after the separation. This aspect illustrates the importance of the work relations and the people's sensitivity to the women's condition, as they could help them to gain emotional and financial recognition.…”

“…In line with these data, the studies by Dutra, Prates, Nakamura and Villela (2013) and Santos and Moré (2011) reveal that the absence of relatives may be related to fear, guilt and/or shame because of the violence situation, making the women take distance from the family relations and remain socially isolated. On the other hand, this study shows that, when the women left the shelter, the number of relatives increased, with greater concentration of people in the internal circle, showing the increased degree of relationships and the family members' more effective participation.…”

“…Examples of this harm include increased anxiety, depression, social isolation, fear, low self-esteem, constant employment changes and reproductive health problems can be mentioned (Poll Cabrera, Alonso Poll, & Mederos Ávilla, 2012;Santos & Moré, 2011). In view of the severity and complexity of the violence problem the women experience, over the years, measures and actions have been taken for protection and coping with violence.…”

“…As regards the search for the social networks, in the context of violence against women, studies show that relatives are often the first persons called upon in search of help (Lettiere & Nakano, 2011;Santi, Nakano, & Lettiere, 2010). Besides the search for relatives, other studies indicate the search for friends, neighbors and colleagues, besides psychologists, social workers and religious representatives (Estrada Pineda, Olaizola Herrero, & Rodríguez Díaz, 2012;Santos & Moré, 2011). The influence of the social networks, whether institutional or personal, around people in a certain situation, makes the support received create feelings of belonging to a group, strengthen self-esteem, give meaning to life, improve adaptation skills and the quality of relationships (Christakis & Fowler, 2009;Estrada Pineda et al, 2012;Sluzki, 1997).…”