Violência conjugal: o impacto das experiências na família de origem e das características patológicas da personalidade

Abstract

Intimate partner violence is a heterogeneous phenomenon that is presented in the literature to occur so unidirectional and bidirectional between spouses. Several variables are associated with its occurrence, among them personal characteristics of those involved. The aim of this work was to investigate the role of experiences in family of origin and pathological characteristics of personality in the occurrence of intimate partner violence. Therefore, we conducted two studies: 1) A systematic literature review that investigated the personality disorders associated with intimate partner violence. In this review were consulted five databases, restricting the years 2009 to 2014. The results showed Borderline and Antisocial personality disorder as the most frequent, although when investigated other personality disorders also indicated association. We also observed that most studies investigated sample of male perpetrators, but when investigated sample of couples, identified dyadic aspects impacting intimate partner violence. 2) The second article was an empirical study, quantitative, explanatory that investigated the predictive power of the experiences in family of origin and pathological characteristics of personality to intimate partner violence. The sample consisted of 170 heterosexual couples in the metropolitan region of Porto Alegre. Participants responded to the following instruments: Dimensional Clinical Personality Inventory (IDCP), Family Background Questionnaire (FBQ) and the Revised Conflict Tactics Scale (CTS2). Multiple linear regression analysis was performed by the stepwise method. Violence committed and suffered by women was best explained by pathological characteristics of personality, while the violence committed and suffered by men was best explained by experiences in the family of origin. With regard to pathological characteristics of personality, instability of humor for women and aggressiveness for men were the ones that explained the violence committed. These characteristics are similar to the Borderline and Antisocial personality disorder traits. Only the individual characteristics were associated with intimate partner violence, no partner characteristic correlated.