Self-Dehumanization and Hesitation to Report Domestic Violence

Centre Hospitalier Henri Laborit84 enrolled

Overview

The patients included in the study will be adult women who are victims of domestic violence, consulting for this reason. The duration of participation of each patient will be one hour. After obtaining the patient's non-opposition to her participation in the study, socio-demographic and history of violence suffered will be collected during an interview with the doctor/nurse. After that, the hetero-questionnaire MADRS (Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale) will be administered to the patient. This first part will last 30 minutes. The second part of the study, carried out immediately after the interview, will be carried out on computer in the form of 4 self-questionnaires (Childhood Trauma Questionnaire, Deshumanization Measure within Romantic Relationships scale, self-esteem scale, violentometer) and an implicit association test (IAT). This second part will last 30 minutes. Then, the participation of the patient in the study is over.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Domestic Violence

Interventions

QuestionnairesOTHER

Patients will undergo socio-demographic and history of violence suffered interview, passation of the Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS),Childhood Trauma Questionnaire, Deshumanization Measure within Romantic Relationships scale, self-esteem scale, violentometer and an implicit association test (IAT).

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALEMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Woman over 18 * Victim of physical and/or psychological domestic violence taken into care for this reason, following an initial complaint * Understanding and speaking French * Subject affiliated to a social security scheme Exclusion Criteria: * Patient under legal protection measure (guardianship or legal protection) * Presence of a disabling mental or cognitive disorder * Patient employed by the investigator

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Assessment of the correlation between the process of personal dehumanization in victims of domestic violence and their hesitation to file a complaint against the aggressor partner.

To assess the correlation between the process of personal dehumanization in victims of domestic violence and their reluctance to file a complaint against the aggressor partner. This assessment will be based specifically on measuring the time, in number of days, elapsed between the start of the violence and the filing of a complaint.

Time frame: 1 year