Estudio sobre violencia doméstica en el DF: Resultados preliminares

Resumen

Encuesta transversal en una muestra de 400 parejas. Objetivo: Identificar actitudes y comportamientos que perciben como violentos de su pareja y de sí mismos, como también la frecuencia y modalidades con las que se presentan. Los resultados principales en la frecuencia global de violencia recibida por varones es de 13.9% y las mujeres 16.6% mientras que la frecuencia de violencia ejercida por los hombres es 12.7% y las mujeres 12.9%. En cuanto a la percepción, si las mujeres ejercieran violencia doméstica a los varones, ellas consideran sus actos más violentos (49.0%) de lo que piensan los varones si fueran ellos los que violentaran (41.2%). Si las mujeres recibieran violencia doméstica de los varones, ellas considerarían estos actos más violentos (51.3%) de lo que piensan los varones si fueran ellos los violentados por sus parejas (40.7%).

Study on domestic violence in the Distrito Federal: Preliminary results

Abstract

Cross-sectional survey in a sample of 400 couples. Objective: To identify attitudes and behaviors they perceive as violent from their partner and themselves, as well as the frequency and modalities which they occur. The main results reflected in the general receiving frequency 16.6% for women and men 13.9% However, the frequency of violence towards their partner, men reported 12.7% and women 12.9%. For perception, in case that woman would exercise domestic violence toward their couples, they would consider their acts (49.0%) more violent of what men think (41.2%) if they were the aggressors to woman (41.2%). If women received domestic violence from men, they would consider these acts (51.3%) more violent rather than what men think (40.7%) if they would practiced domestic violence toward their partners.

Keywords: domestic violence, violence generators, receivers of partner violence, domestic vio-lence frequency, domestic violence perception.