This research aims to characterize intimate partner violence in homosexual Chilean young couples. From a sample of 631 people aged 18 to 29 who answered questions about intimate partner violence through an online questionnaire spread across social networks, the results obtained show an 84% of young people who are victims of intimate partner violence, 80,5% of psychological violence while 31,2% suffer from physical violence and 48,8% from sexual violence. There is a relationship between some types of violence and the variables of gender and education level. The results are discussed based on findings of international topic-related studies.
Keywords:
intimate partner violence, young people, homosexuality
Author Biographies
Claudia Saldivia Mansilla, Universidad Santo Tomás
Chilena, Psicóloga, Magister en Psicología, académico Universidad Santo Tomás, claudiasaldivia@santotomas.cl
Bárbara Faúndez Reyes, Universidad Santo Tomás
Chilena, Psicóloga, Licenciada en Psicología, barbarafaundezreyes@gmail.com
Sebastián Sotomayor Llanos, Universidad Santo Tomás
Chileno, Psicólogo, Licenciado en Psicología, sebastiansotomayor@outlook.com
Cea Leiva Fredy, Universidad Santo Tomás
Chileno, Sociólogo, Magister en Gerencia Social, académico Universidad Santo Tomás, fredycea@santotomas.cl
Saldivia Mansilla, C., Faúndez Reyes, B., Sotomayor Llanos, S., & Fredy, C. L. (2018). Intimate partner violence in homosexual young couples in Chile. Última Década, 25(46), pp. 184–212. Retrieved from https://ultimadecada.uchile.cl/index.php/UD/article/view/48519
