Experiences of Dating Violence in Gender Discussions: A Qualitative Study with University Students in Eskişehir

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Mainstream studies and official data address violence against women as domestic violence and generally ignore the violence experienced in extramarital relationships. For this reason, there is a need for a special academic and institutional focus on dating violence, which can harm the psychological/physical integrity of individuals. In this regard, this study aims to reveal the social and structural origins of dating violence and how the patriarchal social structure is reflected in the narratives of university students in Eskişehir within the framework of the hermeneutic approach. In other words, the patriarchal patterns behind the participants’ experiences of dating violence and their approaches to dating violence were revealed through an interpretative analysis. In line with this goal, qualitative research methods were used in the study, and in-depth interviews were conducted with 12 students studying in Eskişehir in the 2020-2021 Spring semester. As a result, it was concluded that the participants had a high awareness of gender equality and were aware of the implicit patriarchal patterns in their daily life experiences and their impact on their daily lives. However, when they retrospectively evaluated their experience of violence, the participants also mentioned that they normalized it during their relationships.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Dating violence
• gender
• patriarchy
• university students
• Eskişehir

Destekleyen Kurum

This study was supported by Anadolu University Scientific Research Projects Commission under the grant no: 1910E161.

Etik Beyan

Ethics approval was obtained from Anadolu University Social and Human Sciences Scientific Research Publication Ethics Board (Date: 08.06.2018, Decision: 66428).

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