Prevenção à violência contra a mulher por parceiros íntimos em uma universidade particular de Curitiba-PR

Abstract

The overall objective of this research was to design and evaluate workshops as tools for intimate partner violence prevention programs against women. The sample consisted of students from a private university in Curitiba-PR. The workshops were held in six meetings on gender norms, sexuality, family domestic violence, types of violence, and support network. The interventions were recorded and described in their content. Quantitatively, the assessment was made by applying a questionnaire to two groups of women, in order to compare results between the 30 women who participated in the workshops and 22 women who did not participate. The questionnaires were applied at two times, before and after the workshops. Research tools address socio-demographic data, social classification, beliefs about violence, gender norms, gender empowerment, sexuality, sexuality empowerment, family domestic violence, conflict resolution strategies, types of violence, seeking help, and networking. of support. Quantitative results were analyzed using SPSS software using non-parametric tests. The "intervention" group score improved in the inventory of beliefs about violence when compared to the control group. There were also significant differences in the perception of psychological violence before and after the intervention. These results point to the importance of adopting a practice based on the foundations of Community Social Psychology, to combat misinformation, to recognize the phenomenon of violence, and to develop new perceptions and attitudes. Qualitatively, the workshop analysis treats the group's insights into family and social tradition as perpetuating elements of patriarchy culture and limiting women's horizons. Weaknesses found by the women in the women's protection network were also described, as well as the important finding that women are co-responsible for violence.