Estilos de personalidad prevalentes en mujeres víctimas de violencia intrafamiliar en instituciones de Cuenca

Abstract

Violence against women is a problem that is present all over the world, regardless of the social stratum to which they belong, being among the most common the violence received directly from their partner. The objective of the research was to describe the prevalent personality styles in women victims of intrafamily violence. The study was carried out with 30 women who have been victims of violence exercised within the family by their sentimental partner who receive support in institutions in the city of Cuenca. The 2002 Spanish adaptation of Millon Index of Personality Styles (MIPS) questionnaire created by Theodore Millon (1994) was used to evaluate personality traits of women who have received this type of violence. Methodological process followed a quantitative approach, with a non-experimental design, of transversal type and descriptive scope. The results were expressed by obtaining the frequency to identify the prevalence of personality styles and traits. The most relevant results indicate that the majority of participants obtained high scores in some of the traits, so that one could suspect possible personality disorders. Concluding that the personality style of women victims of domestic violence tends to pathology, because the participants scored more on the traits of the negative polarity.