Presentation

Lizbeth Eugenio, David Garcés
Technical University of Ambato

Abstract

Violence is considered a social problem and a public health problem. The present study focused on the aggressors; the objective was to identify the predominant parenting style and transgenerational repetitive patterns presented by people sentenced to jail due to attacks against women, at the Cotopaxi Social Rehabilitation Center. Method: a quantitative, descriptive and field study was carried out, with 60 subjects from the minimum security area, sentenced for crimes against women; the data were obtained through the application of the Scale of Parental Styles and Perceived Parental Inconsistency ( EPIPP ) and a questionnaire of seven questions on perceived violence to measure the transgenerational component . Results: the predominant parenting style in the father, mother or caregiver is overprotective; In relation to the transgenerational component, it was found that they perceived and were affected by violence in their home or family, and they have exerted violence mainly against their intimate partners. The type of violence, in all cases, has been physical and psychological in a higher percentage. Conclusions: the family context where the sentenced subjects grew up were violent, with an overprotective parenting style that made autonomy and personal relationships difficult.

Keywords:aggressor, violence against women, parenting styles, transgenerational