Lesbian Intimate Partner Violence and Perceived Social Support

• Published in: Paidéia cadernos de Psicologia e Educação 2022, Vol.32, p.e3206
• Main Authors: Furukawa, Letícia Yuki de Araujo, Pessoa, Alex Sandro Gomes, Komatsu, André Vilela
• Format: Article
• Language: eng ; por
• Subjects: Community Relations; Community Services; Couples; Domestic violence; Family Violence; Fear; Females; Gays & lesbians; Gender Discrimination; Gender-based violence; Heterosexuality; Homosexual relationships; homosexuality; Intimate partner violence; Latent class analysis; Lesbianism; Literature Reviews; Mental disorders; Mental health; Perceptions; Prejudice; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY, EDUCATIONAL; PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY; Recognition (Achievement); Resilience (Psychology); Resistance (Psychology); Sexual orientation; Social exclusion; social networks; Social perception; Social support; Social Support Groups; Socioeconomic status; Stereotypes; Variables; Victims of Crime; Violence; violence against women; Women
• ISSN: 0103-863X; 1982-4327; 1982-4327
• DOI: 10.1590/1982-4327e3206

Abstract Intimate partner violence is recurrent in the daily lives of many Brazilian women, but its characteristics are little studied in same-sex relationships. This article aims to characterize the manifestation of violence in homosexual relationships among women based on its typology and frequency and to analyze the possible associations between violence and social support. The sample consisted of 634 Brazilian lesbians adults aged 18 to 58 years who answered three online instruments: Brazil Socioeconomic Classification Criteria, Conflict Tactics Scales (Brief version), and Perception of Social Support Scale. Based on latent class analysis, we identified four significantly different classes in terms of patterns of violence suffered and perceived social support. The findings reinforce the finding that relationship intimate partner violence and social support is a heterogeneous phenomenon, in which the variables are not always directly associated. Resumen La violencia entre parejas íntimas es recurrente en la vida diaria de muchas mujeres brasileñas, pero sus características son poco estudiadas en las relaciones homosexuales. El objetivo de este artículo fue caracterizar la manifestación de violencia en las relaciones homosexuales entre mujeres con relación a tipo y frecuencia, y analizar las posibles asociaciones entre violencia y apoyo social. Participaron 634 adultas brasileñas lesbianas, de 18 a 58 años de edad. Las participantes respondieron a tres instrumentos en línea: Criterio de Clasificación Socioeconómica de Brasil, Escala Resumida de Conflicto Táctico y Escala de Percepción de Apoyo Social. Del análisis de clases latentes, se identificaron cuatro clases significativamente diferentes en términos de patrones de violencia sufrida y apoyo social percibido. Los hallazgos refuerzan que la relación entre violencia entre parejas y apoyo social es un fenómeno heterogéneo, en el que las variables no siempre están directamente relacionadas. Resumo A violência entre parceiros íntimos é recorrente no cotidiano de muitas mulheres brasileiras, mas suas características são pouco estudadas em relacionamentos homossexuais. O objetivo deste estudo foi caracterizar a manifestação da violência em relacionamentos homossexuais de mulheres a partir de sua tipologia e frequência, e analisar as possíveis associações entre violência e percepção de suporte social. A amostra foi composta por 634 adultas brasileiras, lésbicas, com idades entre 18 e 58 anos. As participante