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Characteristics of the construct systems of women victims of intimate partner violence
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The aim of this study was to explore the structural characteristics of the construct systems of women who had suffered intimate partner violence (IPV). We compared a group of 40 women victims of IPV and 40 controls using the symptom check list (SCL-90-R) and the repertory grid technique (RGT). IPV victims showed more psychological symptoms, higher polarization and unidimensional thinking, and more implicative dilemmas than the comparison group. In contrast to previous assumptions and findings about their low self-esteem, no significant differences were found with the control group in the actual self–ideal self discrepancy measure of the RGT. These cognitive characteristics of the construct system should be taken into account in efforts to assist IPV victims psychologically. For example, if results were confirmed by further studies, interventions should give priority to dilemma resolution over self-esteem enhancement as a focus of therapy.
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SOLDEVILLA ALBERTI, Joan Miquel, et al. Characteristics of the construct systems of women victims of intimate partner violence. Journal of Constructivist Psychology. 2014. Vol. 27, num. 2, pags. 105-119. ISSN 1072-0537. [consulted: 15 of June of 2026]. Available at: https://hdl.handle.net/2445/228142