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- Title
Taxonomy and hierarchy of psychological abuse strategies in intimate partner relationships.
- Authors
Rodríguez-Carballeira, Álvaro; Porrúa-García, Clara; Escartín, Jordi; Martín-Peña, Javier; Almendros, Carmen
- Abstract
Taking a psychosocial perspective this study analyses the com-ponents of psychological abuse in intimate adult partner violence against women. Following a review of studies on the subject the main objective that emerged was the need for a new taxonomy of psychological abuse strategies, one which should include their corresponding operational defini-tions. The proposed new classification was then evaluated by means of a Delphi study involving 32 experts from the academic and professional worlds. These experts were asked to assess the suitability of the system cat-egories and to rate the severity of the impact made by each of the strategies on the global phenomenon of psychological abuse in couples. The results show that the experts ratified the new classificauon of strategies and the corresponding operational definitions, thereby endorsing their content and construct validity. When raring the strategies according to the severity of their impact, those of an emotional nature were considered the most se-vere, followed by those related to the immediate context, those of a cogni-tive nature and, finally, behavioural strategies. We discuss the results and their implications.
- Subjects
PSYCHOLOGICAL abuse; INTIMATE partner violence; PSYCHOLOGY of couples; EMOTIONS; HUMAN behavior
- Publication
Anales de Psicología, 2014, Vol 30, Issue 3, p916
- ISSN
0212-9728
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.6018/analesps.30.3.154001