Abstract

HENRIQUES, Catarina Gordiano Paes; MERCON-VARGAS, Elisa Avellar  and  ROSA, Edinete Maria. Experiences of Violence and Perception of Fear among University Students. Estud. pesqui. psicol. [online]. 2023, vol.23, n.1, pp.49-70.  Epub May 03, 2024. ISSN 1808-4281.  https://doi.org/10.12957/epp.2023.75298.

This study aimed to provide an overview of the violence experienced and feared by students in the university context. We describe violence frequencies, students’ perception of psychological support provided by the University, and the rate of denouncement of the aggressor. The data were obtained through an online questionnaire and systematized in the SPSS software (version 2.3). Descriptive analyzes of frequency, mean, standard deviation, quartiles, and t-test were used. Overall, the average experience of violence was low, with a higher incidence of emotional violence by teachers and colleagues; women reported suffering more violence than men. The averages of reported fear were high, especially for women, younger, and lower-income students, and those who reported having suffered some type of violence at the university. The university proved to be a place where there seems to be less violence than is feared. Action strategies from universities are necessary for a solidary culture among students, teachers, and staff and for offering psychological support to students.

Keywords : violence; emotional violence; campus violence; fear..

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