Abusive relationships are those permeated by violence in an institutionalized way. We aimed to understand the meanings attributed by a group of young academics from Manaus to an abusive relationship. It is qualitative research. We carried out a focus group with eight participants and eight individuals using a semi-structured interview. Data were analyzed through the analysis of meaning cores. As a result, we built four nuclei of meanings: 1st) Jealousy; 2nd) Controlling Behavior; 3rd) Violence; 4) Experiences of the Victim, which showed that gender norms sustain a violent relationship, which is mediated by jealousy, control behaviors, and attempts at social isolation.
Keywords:
gender violence, young, university
Author Biographies
Daniel Cerdeira de Souza, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina; Universidade Federal do Amazonas
Doutor em Psicologia Social e Cultura pela Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina; Universidade Federal do Amazonas, Manaus, Brasil. E-mail: dancerdeira01@gmail.com.
Iolete Ribeiro da Silva, Universidade de Brasília; Universidade Federal do Amazonas
Doutora em Psicologia pela Universidade de Brasília; Universidade Federal do Amazonas, Manaus, Brasil. E-mail: iolete.silva@gmail.com
Eduardo Jorge Sant’Ana Honorato, Universidade do Estado do Amazonas
Doutor em Saúde Pública pela Fiocruz IFF-RJ. Universidade do Estado do Amazonas, Manaus, Brasil. E-mail: eduhonorato@hotmail.com
Cerdeira de Souza, D., Ribeiro da Silva, I., & Sant’Ana Honorato, E. J. (2022). Abusive relationships: meanings assigned by Manaus University young people. Última Década, 30(58), 226–256. Retrieved from https://ultimadecada.uchile.cl/index.php/UD/article/view/67288
