Psicothema was founded in Asturias (northern Spain) in 1989, and is published jointly by the Psychology Faculty of the University of Oviedo and the Psychological Association of the Principality of Asturias (Colegio Oficial de Psicología del Principado de Asturias).
We currently publish four issues per year, which accounts for some 100 articles annually. We admit work from both the basic and applied research fields, and from all areas of Psychology, all manuscripts being anonymously reviewed prior to publication.
Psicothema, 2002. Vol. Vol. 14 (Suplem.1). 130-138
Yolanda Fontanil Gómez, Mayte Méndez-Valdivia, Marcelino Cuesta Izquierdo, Cristina López Muñiz, Fco. Javier Rodríguez Díaz, Fco. Javier Herrero, Esteban Ezama Coto
Universidad de Oviedo
El estudio presenta un análisis de la agresión que las mujeres sufren por parte de los hombres que son maridos o parejas de hecho, ocupándonos de aquellos casos en que ellas han hecho manifiesta su petición de ayuda. La muestra está compuesta de sesenta y seis mujeres, cuyo contacto hemos realizado y solicitado a través de asociaciones y/o casas de acogida durante el año 2000. Los resultados son presentados con referencia a las características sociodemográficas, las agresiones sufridas, los motivos de éstas y sus consecuencias, identificando las estrategias de afrontamiento más utilizadas por las mujeres maltratadas.
Maltreated women by their male couples. The study presents an analysis of the aggression women suffer on the part of husbands or regular couples, paying attention to those cases in which such women have made clear their claim for help. The sample compiles sixty-six women, who have been contacted through associations and/or shelter houses during the year 2000. The results are presented with reference to sociodemographic aspects, the aggressions suffered, the reasons of these aggressions and their consequences, identifying the strategies of coping more commonly used by ill-treated women.
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