Abstract

GONCALVES, Mariana; SILVA, Maria Manuel  and  MATOS, Marlene. Intimate Partner Violence: Beliefs of the Lusophone African Community Resident in Portugal. Psicologia [online]. 2021, vol.35, n.1, pp.1-10.  Epub June 30, 2021. ISSN 0874-2049.  https://doi.org/10.17575/psicologia.v35i1.1448.

This study aims to identify the beliefs of the Lusophone African community, living in Portugal, about intimate partner violence. Participants (n=70) answered to an online survey, adapted from the Scale of Beliefs on Conjugal Violence. The results indicated a reduced legitimation of intimate partner violence, except when it refers to "small” violence. The male participants, those who had no contact with the intimate violence and also those who evaluated the episodes as "not serious” legitimized more intimate violence. Participants that were urban residents and also those who lived longer in Portugal had a lower tolerance to violence. The participants who admitted being victims of intimate partner violence (17.3%) were mostly female. This research aims to contribute to a greater awareness about the theme, to the progressive transformation of discourses about violence in intimacy and the development of political-legal actions to combat the high occurrence of violence in intimacy.

Keywords : Intimate partner violence; Beliefs; Lusophone African community..

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