Study on the types of abuse in young couples as a function of sex

Abstract

This study analyses the types of violence that can occur in intimate partner relationships among young people and their self-perception of abuse. For this purpose, we have used a survey-type methodology, with a quantitative approach. Participants were selected by means of non-probabilistic convenience and consisted of students enrolled in different degree and postgraduate courses in the Faculty of Education Sciences of the University of Granada (Spain). The sample consisted of 323 students, with a mean age of 23.8 years (SD = 5.2). Statistical and inferential tests were carried out with the data obtained using the SPSS V26 data analysis programme. The results show that the type of maltreatment most suffered, at some time by the sample participants, is emotional maltreatment, physical maltreatment, and psychological maltreatment. By comparing the means obtained, we can conclude that sex did not influence the violence suffered by young couples, which gives it a bidirectional character.

Gender-Based Violence and Sexism among Young Couples

“…The Violence in Young Couple Relationships Questionnaire (VIREPA), created by González-Gijón and Soriano-Díaz (2021), comprises two parts: firstly, an analysis of sociodemographic variables divided into demographic factor information about the couples and their self-perceptions of abuse (victimisation) and the rest of the variables, 20 in total, that measure the types of abuse that can occur in relationships and are grouped into 5 dimensions, namely, Emotional Abuse, Physical and Psychological Abuse, Personal Devaluation, Social and Economic Control, and sexual abuse (González-Gijón et al 2023;Montero-Fernández et al 2022). The dimensions according to González-Gijón and Soriano-Díaz (2021) are defined as follows:…”