Social Psychiatry, Vol. 52 No. 2, 2024.
Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.24869/spsih.2024.134
Intimate Partner Violence Among Young People
Mara Tripković
orcid.org/0009-0007-8239-614X
; University Hospital Centre Zagreb, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Zagreb, Croatia;
Iva Majić
; University of Dubrovnik, Nursing Study Programme, Dubrovnik, Croatia
Petra Visković
; University Hospital Centre Zagreb, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Zagreb, Croatia;
Trpimir Jakovina
; University Hospital Centre Zagreb, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Zagreb, Croatia;
Abstract
Intimate partner violence is any type of behavior that is aimed at threatening the physical and psychological safety of
one’s partner in any way. Studies have shown a significant increase in the rate of intimate partner violence among young
people. The aim of this paper was to draw attention to the occurrence of intimate partner violence among young people
from the perspectives of gender and type of violence committed. A total of 100 respondents between 15 and 25 years of
age and of both genders took part in the study. The study was conducted by means of a structured questionnaire which
contained sociodemographic data on the respondents in one part, while in the second part the characteristics of intimate
relationships, types of violence in relationships, duration of violence, feelings while experiencing partner violence, and
the respondents’ opinions about the organizations providing assistance to victims of violence were examined. According
to the results of our study, a total of 24% of the respondents have experienced intimate partner violence, and the highest
percentage of violence experienced pertained to psychological violence (54.16%). A total of 25% of the respondents
reported having experienced physical violence, while 20.84 % were victims of cyber (electronic/virtual) violence. None
of the respondents reported experiencing sexual violence in their relationships. Ensuring that young people are better
informed, thus enabling a clearer perception of the occurrence, type, consequences of violence and protection from
violence, as well as providing more comprehensive preventive programs adapted to young people, are of extreme
importance and could help prevent and reduce partner violence among young people.
Keywords
Partner Violence; Features of Violence; Intimate Relationships; Young People
Hrčak ID:
320430
URI
Publication date:
28.8.2024.
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