Thèse (M.Ps.)--Université Laval, 2002. / Bibliogr.: f. 18-20. Publié aussi en version électronique.

The purpose of this multiple case study was to gather information about female aggression in situationally violent relationship. The interviews and surveys of four African-American couples were coded and analyzed to gather information about the impact of female aggression on the relationship, the contextual factors surrounding female aggression, and the motivations for female aggression. The results indicated that female aggression impacts the couple relationship in several ways. First, female aggression is typically minimized by both partners. Another impact on the relationship is that it leads to further escalation of aggression, as well as leading the couple to question their commitment to each other. Female aggression also appeared to become part of the couples struggle for power. The study also identified substance abuse and a family history of abuse as two of the contextual factors present with female aggression. The motives for female aggression that were identified included frustration, wanting control over the relationship, abandonment and retribution. One couple identified self-defense as a motivation for female aggression. Implications for future research and for clinical practice are offered. / Master of Science

Made available in DSpace on 2015-03-05T19:35:30Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 4 / Nenhuma / Tomando como referência a noção de resiliência em famílias como um processo interativo e dinâmico, numa abordagem ecológica das relações humanas, esta dissertação está voltada para a identificação dos processos de resiliência em famílias com história de violência conjugal, através das narrativas familiares sobre os fatores de risco e mecanismos de proteção. A violência conjugal tem sido amplamente investigada em função das conseqüências marcantes e traumáticas para as vítimas e por ser um modelo relacional de difícil enfrentamento por parte dos próprios membros da família como também dos setores mais amplos da sociedade. Através da técnica da narrativa foram investigados dois casos de famílias com histórias de violência conjugal. E através da inserção ecológica da pesquisadora na Delegacia para a Mulher, foi compreendida a violência conjugal através das percepções destes profissionais. Foram identificadas tanto as crenças familiares, os padrões organizacionais e as formas de comunicação em relação aos eventos / Taking as reference the notion of family resilience as interactive and dynamic process, in an ecological framework of human relations, this dissertation is geared to the identification of resilience in families with a history of couple violence. Couple violence has been largely investigated as a result of the traumatic and strong consequences for the victims and for being a relational process of difficult response by family members as well as by larger sectors of society. Throughout the narrative technique two cases were investigated of families with a history of violence. And through the ecological participation of the researcher in the Deputy Office it was studied the perceptions of the professionals. Family beliefs, organizational patterns and ways of communication were identified in relation to the violent events, the protection mechanisms and risk situations in families in different contexts. Among risk factors that generated vulnerability, beliefs about women´s roles as family support, passive and the p