Abordaje teórico y metodológico de la violencia psicológica en relaciones de pareja: un estado del arte.

Abstract

This article aims to identify the concepts and methodologies employed to prevent and intervene psychological violence in couple relationships. This state of the art is delimited in a hermeneutic and qualitative approach, where a categorical analysis of documents published between 2009 and 2020 on databases, such as Scielo, Dialnet, Scopus, Science Direct and APA Psynet, was carried out. The categories were: the definition of psychological violence, theoretical bases and methodologies used for its evaluation, prevention and treatment. Among the results, is noticeable the absence of a consensual definition of this form of violence, a countless amount of behaviors present in it, and some hypotheses that explain how they originate and maintain; as well as multiple evaluation tools and strategies, and some methodologies that combine principles of prevention and psychotherapy. It is recommended to elaborate definitions as explanatory theoretical approaches more related to the context and population under study, where a multidisciplinary work is suggested.