Abstract

BINI, Mara Cristina Normídio  and  SILVA, Andressa Melina Becker da. Coping with violence against women: psychological duty in a Women’s Police Station (WPS). Bol. - Acad. Paul. Psicol. [online]. 2024, vol.44, n.106, pp.80-87.  Epub Sep 23, 2024. ISSN 1415-711X.  https://doi.org/10.5935/2176-3038.20240004.

Violence against women is a complex problem and a challenge for the country's public policies. The Maria da Penha Law was created with the aim of preventing, curbing and eradicating violence, however, the presence of a Psychologist in Women's Police Stations is not yet mandatory in Brazil, despite being considered important for welcoming victims. The objective was to verify which coping strategies are used by women who are victims of violence and which of them are most effective in combating violence. 132 women participated in the research, attended on Psychological Duty at the Women's Police Station (WPS) in a city in the interior of the state of São Paulo, with an average age of 34.89 years (SD=15.66). Data collection took place via semi-structured interviews, developed exclusively for this study. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Spearman Correlation and Kruskal-Wallis Test (p ≤ 0.05). The results showed that victims who are aware of the violence they suffer statistically use more adaptive coping. Among the coping families, the most used were the search for support and problem solving. It is considered that with the presence of psychologists working within the DDMs, there may be, in addition to psychological support, psychoeducation, guidance and encouragement for adaptive coping.

Keywords : violence against women; psychological practice; psychological adaptation.

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