Claves psicosociales para la permanencia de la víctima en una relación de maltrato

  1. Pedro J. Amor 1
  2. Enrique Echeburúa 2
  1. 1 Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia
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    Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia

    Madrid, España

    ROR https://ror.org/02msb5n36

  2. 2 Universidad del País Vasco-CIBERSAM
Journal:
Clínica Contemporánea: revista de diagnóstico psicológico, psicoterapia y salud

ISSN: 1989-9912

Year of publication: 2010

Volume: 1

Issue: 2

Pages: 97-104

Type: Article

DOI: 10.5093/CC2010V1N2A3 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openOpen access editor

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Abstract

This article deals with the factors that are most closely related to the permanence of battered women with batterer men (characteristics of victims and aggressors, along with other contextual variables). In addition, the main explanatory theories concerning this topic are briefly summarized: theories focusing on the process of decision making, theories concerning the victim’s emotional dependency, and theories based on the emotional and psychopathological impact of abuse. Finally, we refer to the importance of respecting the decisions of the victims in order to prevent secondary victimization. Key words: intimate partner violence, battered women, remaining in abusive relationships, decision-making.

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