Bağlanma Teorisi Perspektifinde Kadına Yönelik Şiddet

Abstract

Kadına yönelik şiddet, dünya genelinde önemli bir toplumsal sorun olarak varlığını sürdürmektedir. Kadına yönelik şiddet, fiziksel, psikolojik, cinsel veya ekonomik anlamda kadınların özgürlüğüne, haklarına ve güvenliğine yönelik yapılan her türlü zarar verici eylemi kapsamaktadır. Bağlanma teorisi ise, bireylerin çocukluk dönemindeki ebeveyn ilişkilerinin, yetişkinlikteki romantik ilişkilerdeki tutumlarını ve davranışlarını nasıl etkilediğini açıklamak için kullanılan bir yaklaşımdır. Bu bağlamda bağlanma teorisi, şiddet mağdurlarının ve şiddet uygulayan bireylerin bağlanma stilleri, bu tür ilişkilerin nasıl şekillendiğini ve devam ettiğini anlamada kritik rol oynar. Bağlanma teorisi ekseninde şiddet mağdurlarına yönelik; güvenli bağlanmayı teşvik etmek, şiddet mağdurlarının sağlıklı ilişki dinamikleri kurmalarına yardımcı olmak gibi yapılan müdahaleler, şiddetin tekrar etme riskini azaltmaktadır. Bu sebeple bağlanma stillerinin kadına yönelik şiddetle olan ilişkisinin anlaşılmasının, bu sorunun çözülmesi adına önemli bir adım olacağı düşünülmektedir. Şiddetin önlenmesi ve mağdurların iyileştirilmesi için bağlanma teorisinin dikkate alınması, daha sağlıklı toplumsal ilişkilerin inşa edilmesine yardımcı olacaktır. Dolayısıyla kadına yönelik şiddet ve bağlanma teorisi arasındaki ilişkiyi anlamaya yönelik yapılan çalışmamızda, bu karmaşık sorunun anlaşılmasında önemli bir perspektif sunmak amaçlanmıştır. Sonuç olarak, çalışmamızda bağlanma teorisi ve şiddet arasındaki ilişkiye dair mevcut bilgilerin düzenlenmesi ve bağlanma stillerinin şiddete maruz kalan kadınlar üzerindeki etkisine ilişkin bir boşluğun doldurulması amaçlanmaktadır.

Keywords

• bağlanma
• bağlanma stili
• aile içi şiddet

VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN IN THE PERSPECTIVE OF ATTACHMENT THEORY

Abstract

Violence against women continues to be an important social problem worldwide. Violence against women encompasses all kinds of damaging acts against women's freedom, rights and safety, whether physical, psychological, sexual or economic. Attachment theory is an approach used to explain how individuals' parental relationships in childhood affect their attitudes and behaviors in romantic relationships in adulthood. In this context, attachment theory plays a critical role in understanding how attachment styles of victims and perpetrators of violence shape and sustain such relationships. Interventions such as promoting secure attachment and helping victims of to establish healthy relationship dynamics reduce the risk of recurrence of violence. For this reason, understanding the relationship between attachment styles and violence against women is thought to be an important step towards solving this problem. Taking attachment theory into consideration for the prevention of violence and the healing of victims will help to build healthier social relations. Therefore, in our study to understand the relationship between violence against women and attachment theory, it is aimed to provide an important perspective in understanding this complex problem. As a result, our study aims to organize the existing information on the relationship between attachment theory and violence and to fill a gap regarding the effect of attachment styles on women exposed to violence.

Keywords

• attachment
• attachment styles
• domestic violence

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