Sense of Coherence in women victims of domestic violence

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to analyze the Sense of Coherence in women who have been victims of domestic violence. A document review has been carried out and the women who come to the REDS Therapeutic Community collaborated, to whom a structured interview was applied to determine if they were victims of domestic violence by mother, father, siblings, spouse or others and, in turn, identify the type of violence suffered, at the same time the reduced Scale was applied to validate the sense of Coherence SOC-15, which assesses the dimension of understanding, management and meaning, which was standardized in Ecuador. The research has a correlational scope since it seeks to know the Sense of Coherence that the woman who has been a victim of domestic violence has, the modality is field, because the data are acquired directly from the study sample. On the total of the chosen population, the research was carried out with 30 participants. The results obtained with reference to the hypothesis raised about the sense of coherence in women victims of intra-family violence, it is observed that women were objects of violence in their family of origin, they obtained high scores on the SOC-15, which suggests that they have developed maturation processes and personal growth processes, which have provided them with tools to prevent violent actions by their partners or within the family circle. The Sense of Coherence is a tool that allows women victims of domestic violence to acquire skills to break the cycle of violence, in turn, it provides psychology professionals with strategies to provide comprehensive psychological care.