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'Sleeping with the enemy': a cross-sectional study on psychological and emotional violence among couples living in Portugal during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Aguiar, Ana; Santos Cordeiro, Daniel; Gaio, Rita; Soares, Sara; Vieira, Mariana; Pinto, Marta; Duarte, Raquel.
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  • Aguiar A; EPIUnit-Instituto de Saúde Pública, Universidade do Porto, Rua das Taipas nº 135, 4050-600, Porto, Portugal.
  • Santos Cordeiro D; Laboratório para a Investigação Integrativa e Translacional em Saúde Populacional (ITR), Rua das Taipas nº 135, 4050-600, Porto, Portugal.
  • Gaio R; Estudo das Populações, ICBAS-Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Universidade do Porto, Rua Jorge de Viterbo Ferreira nº 228, 4050-313, Porto, Portugal.
  • Soares S; Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade do Porto, Rua do Campo Alegre, 4169-007, Porto, Portugal.
  • Vieira M; Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade do Porto, Rua do Campo Alegre, 4169-007, Porto, Portugal.
  • Pinto M; Centro de Matemática, Universidade do Porto, Rua do Campo Alegre nº 687, 4169-007, Porto, Portugal.
  • Duarte R; EPIUnit-Instituto de Saúde Pública, Universidade do Porto, Rua das Taipas nº 135, 4050-600, Porto, Portugal.
J Public Health (Oxf) ; 2024 Sep 13.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-39271242
ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE:

This study aimed to evaluate psychological and emotional violence in relation with sociodemographic characteristics and anxiety and depression symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic in a sample of Portuguese residents.

METHODS:

A cross-sectional online study using snowball sampling collected data on demographics, socioeconomic factors, mental health (anxiety and depression symptoms) and couple psychological and emotional violence. The study spanned three months and included 519 individuals aged 18 or above in a relationship since January 2020 or earlier. Data analysis involved descriptive statistics, t-tests, chi-squared tests, logistic regression models (Odds-Ratio [OR] and 95% Confident Interval [CI]), and cluster analysis (K-medoids) using R software (significance threshold of 0.05).

RESULTS:

The sample was predominantly composed of women (78.8%) with an average age of 36.8 years and 79% holding higher education degrees. Two clusters emerged Cluster 1 (n = 420) presented fewer psychological and emotional violence victims, while Cluster 2 (n = 99) presented more. Older age (OR = 1.026, 95%CI 1.000-1.052) and depression symptoms (OR = 1.163, 95%CI 1.080-1.252) increased the likelihood of psychological and emotional abuse. Men also had 2.87 times higher odds of being victims (95%CI 0.203-0.599).

CONCLUSIONS:

The study underscores the need for comprehensive interventions and prevention measures to address psychological and emotional violence by acknowledging it as a public health concern and pushing for interdisciplinary methods.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Idioma: En Revista: J Public Health (Oxf) Año: 2024 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Portugal Pais de publicación: Reino Unido
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Idioma: En Revista: J Public Health (Oxf) Año: 2024 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Portugal Pais de publicación: Reino Unido