Estrategias de regulación emocional cognitiva en mujeres víctimas de violencia de género en el Centro de Apoyo a la Mujer y la familia “Las Marías” de Paute-Azuay-Ecuador, Periodo 2021

Abstract

Emotional regulation through cognition is strongly related to human development, allowing adaptation and coping with diverse situations in the human future; however, violence and the exposure to it, can generate various imbalances in the response that the violated being generates in the face of the traumatic situation. The general objective of this research was to describe the use of cognitive emotional regulation strategies according to sociodemographic variables in women victims of violence at the Women’s and Family Support Center “Las Marías” on Paute-Azuay-Ecuador in the period 2020 - 2021. The study followed a quantitative approach, with a non-experimental cross-sectional design, and an exploratory-descriptive scope. It counted with the participation of 61 early adult women between 20 and 40 years old, users of the “Las Marías” center. The instruments used in this research correspond to the CERQ (Cognitive Emotional Regulation Questionnaire, Garnesfski, 2001), to evaluate cognitive emotional regulation strategies and a sociodemographic record to identify variables of interest for the study. The results indicated that the strategies with the highest frequency of use correspond to the strategies of Catastrophizing, Blaming others and Positive targeting in women victims of violence, the same strategies of cognitive emotional regulation prevalent among the different sociodemographic characteristics. These findings may contribute to the development of future research in the field of gender violence; on the other hand, contribute to the diagnosis and intervention within centers that are specialized in violence against women.