Development of a website for dating violence prevention, abandonment of intimate abusive relationships and support to peers

Authors

  • Sheila Giardini Murta Universidade de Brasília
  • Carlos Eduardo Paes Landim Ramos Universidade de Brasília
  • Eudes Diógenes Alves Cangussú Universidade de Brasília
  • Thauana Nayara Gomes Tavares Universidade de Brasília
  • Marina Silva Ferreira da Costa Universidade de Brasília

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4013/ctc.2014.72.01

Abstract

Violent dating may generate post-traumatic stress disorder, depression and substance abuse. For this reason, early intervention and preventive measures are necessary. This article aims to describe the needs assessment and the construction of materials for the development of a website for dating violence prevention among Brazilian youth. In order to perform needs assessment, qualitative studies have been conducted with samples of adolescents and youth to identify intentions of coping with dating violence, the characteristics of abusive relationships, confl ict management skills used in healthy relationships, facilitating strategies of abandonment of violent relationships and the process of receiving and giving support to friends in situations of abusive dating. Based on the results of the needs assessment and the Transtheoretical Model of Change, a website was built with fi ve modules: recognition of dating violence, risk factors for victimization by an intimate partner, social skills for confl ict management in dating, abandonment of violent relationships and support to peers. Studies to evaluate the eff ects of exposure to the website on att itudinal and behavioural changes relating to self-protection in violent relationships and support to peers are suggested.

Keywords: prevention, health education, domestic violence, health adolescent.

Author Biographies

Sheila Giardini Murta, Universidade de Brasília

Profa. Adjunta no Departamento de Psicologia Clínica da Universidade de Brasília.

Carlos Eduardo Paes Landim Ramos, Universidade de Brasília

Acadêmico de Psicologia na Universidade de Brasília

Eudes Diógenes Alves Cangussú, Universidade de Brasília

Acadêmico de Psicologia na Universidade de Brasília

Thauana Nayara Gomes Tavares, Universidade de Brasília

Acadêmica de Psicologia na Universidade de Brasília

Marina Silva Ferreira da Costa, Universidade de Brasília

Graduada em Psicologia pela Universidade de Brasília

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Published

2014-07-07

Issue

Vol. 7 No. 2 (2014): Jul-Dec

Section

Clinical Psychology and Family

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