Violencia de Género y Estrategias de Afrontamiento en Mujeres de la Población de Anchiliví 2015 – 2016

Abstract

The objective of this study is to determine the coping strategies present in women suffering from gender-based violence in the Anchiliví neighborhood Salcedo Canton in the period 2015-2016. A qualitative-quantitative, field, observational, documentary, descriptive-correlational study. The sample consisted of 114 women between 20 and 40 years of age, married and in free union, two surveys were carried out, the first one assessing if they were victims of violence and second the inventory of coping strategies CSI, the data were Entered in an Excel database and processed in the SPSS program, applying the Chi square statistic with a significance level of p <0.05. Obtaining that 68.42% of women present some type of violence, while 31.58% reported not having suffered, taking into account the type of violence, the psychological represented 100%, physical 34.2% and sexual violence with 5.25%, they were in dependence with the sociodemographic characteristics. It is concluded that women victims of violence have 57.89% of adequate management in the face of violence, this responds to the fact that most of them present coping strategies such as solving the problem and social support. 41.01% presented inadequate management in the presence of violence, because they have desiderative thoughts and are self-critical.