Celos y violencia en parejas de estudiantes de la Universidad de Cuenca, Ecuador

Ximena  Guillén Verdesoto; Juana  Ochoa Balarezo; Gustavo  Delucchi; Elizabeth  León Mayer; Jorge  Folino

doi:10.22235/cp.v15i1.2353

Authors

Ximena Guillén Verdesoto Universidad de Cuenca https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0690-7941
Juana Ochoa Balarezo Universidad de Cuenca https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5683-6657
Gustavo Delucchi Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Universidad Nacional de La Plata https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2771-1980
Elizabeth León Mayer Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Universidad Nacional de La Plata https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1564-6448
Jorge Folino Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Universidad Nacional de La Plata https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5834-2212

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22235/cp.v15i1.2353

Keywords:

partner violence, university student, jealousy, fidelity, stress, substance use

Abstract

This research work evaluates violence in couples of university students and focuses on their relationship with jealousy and other variables. Using a cross-sectional design, 186 students from the University of Cuenca, Ecuador, were surveyed. Instruments used were Conflict in Adolescents Dating Relationships Inventory, Multidimensional Jealousy Scale, and other ad hoc methods related to fidelity, substance use, and stress during dating relationship. Violence scores observed were low in general though disturbing in 5.4% of students surveyed. Noticeably, 60.2% of them reported to have committed at least one physical violent act during their index dating relationship. Violence subtypes measured showed similar distribution between men and women. Correlation between total violence committed and suffered was .77 (p< .001). A significant association was observed between the highest violence group and behavioral jealousy and stress during dating relationship.

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