Abuso psicológico, autoestima e dependência emocional de mulheres durante a pandemia de COVID-19

Tamyres Tomaz  Paiva; Kaline da Silva  Lima; Jaqueline Gomes  Cavalcanti

doi:10.22235/cp.v16i2.2257

Authors

Tamyres Tomaz Paiva Universidade Federal da Paraíba https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9415-0963
Kaline da Silva Lima Universidade Federal da Paraíba https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6127-5815
Jaqueline Gomes Cavalcanti Universidade Federal da Paraíba https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3068-404X

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22235/cp.v16i2.2257

Keywords:

psychological abuse, self-esteem, COVID-19, emotional dependence, partner violence

Abstract

Violence against women, like COVID-19, is a pandemic phenomenon that affects all social strata. The aim of this study was to understand the relations between psychological abuse, self-esteem, and emotional dependency in women during the pandemic, from the perspective of the Theory of Traumatic Bonding. The sample included 222 women, the majority heterosexual (76.6 %), dating (53.3 %) or married (44.1 %). The results showed that the greater the psychological abuse, the lower the self-esteem and the greater the dependence on the spouse. An alternative model has also been confirmed, demonstrating that the greater the dependency, the greater the susceptibility to maintaining abusive relationships, and the low self-esteem intensifies this cyclical process. In addition, we observed that women who live full-time with partners during social isolation showed greater psychological abuse and exclusive dependency.

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Author Biographies

Tamyres Tomaz Paiva, Universidade Federal da Paraíba

Doutoranda do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Psicologia Social pela Universidade Federal da Paraíba, Mestre em Psicologia Social pela Universidade Federal da Paraíba.

Kaline da Silva Lima, Universidade Federal da Paraíba

Doutoranda do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Psicologia Social pela Universidade Federal da Paraíba, Mestre em Modelos de Decisão e Saúde pela Universidade Federal da Paraíba

Jaqueline Gomes Cavalcanti, Universidade Federal da Paraíba

Docente do Instituto de Educação Superior da Paraíba (IESP). Doutora em Psicologia Social pela Universidade Federal da Paraíba, Mestre em Psicologia Social pela Universidade Federal da Paraíba e Especialista em Avaliação Psicológica pelo Centro Universitário de João Pessoa.

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