%0 Journal Article
%T Violencia de pareja en estudiantes universitarios del sur de Chile
%A VIZCARRA LARRA£¿AGA
%A MAR¨ªA BEATRIZ
%A P¨®O FIGUEROA
%A ANA MAR¨ªA
%J Universitas Psychologica
%D 2011
%I Pontificia Universidad Javeriana
%X the present study sought to estimate the magnitude of intimate partner violence (ipv) in university students in the southern region of chile; to describe its manifestations, its associated factors, consequences and coping strategies. method: a descriptive quantitative design was used, the sample was constituted by 447 university students randomly selected balanced by sex. participants were asked about violent behaviour conduct through a questionnaire. results: 57 % of those questioned reported having experienced some psychological abuse, 26 % reported physical violence at least once in their lifetime. associated factors to receive physical violence were: sex, suffering psychological violence, favourable attitudes towards violence, and low religious participation. associated factor to receive psychological violence was: sex, physical violence received, favourable attitudes towards the violence, and the length of the relationship. discussion: typical features of intimate partner violence in college life settings seem to favor its invisibility, thus turning it into a difficult phenomenon to approach and to prevent.
%K intimate partner violence
%K university students
%K college students
%K conjugal violence
%K psychological aspects
%K chile.
%U http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S1657-92672011000100008&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en