THE PSYCHOSOCIAL FACTORS INVOLVED IN SHAPING MARITAL COUPLES ATTITUDES TOWARDS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN WESTERN ROMANIA
THE PSYCHOSOCIAL FACTORS INVOLVED IN SHAPING MARITAL COUPLES ATTITUDES TOWARDS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN WESTERN ROMANIA

Summary/Abstract: Even today in the Romanian society the organizing family pattern is closely linked to marital violence, a central social issue. The paper aims to highlight the role of psychosocial factors in outlining the marital couples attitude towards domestic abuse in western Romania, giving the fact that these factors are the ones who determine the main differences in this sense. The research was conducted on marital couples belonging to the rural and urban. We suggest a comparative and co-relational procedure, using the following independent variables - gender, age, residency, educational level, number of children, income of the respondent and of the partner. We obtained an image of domestic violence in terms of its incidence and managed to surprise the partners’ attitude towards marital abuse, in relation to the perception of marital dissatisfaction and gender belief system. According to the study, in the context of Romanian postindustrial society, male domestic violence prevails along with the equalization tendency of marital roles: women's independent position are clearly outlined, the behaviors and attitudes adopted by women are consistent with this trend.

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