VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN IN THE PERSPECTIVE OF ATTACHMENT THEORY

Authors : Gülnihal Altun, Taner Artan

Pages : 63-80

Doi:10.54467/trjasw.1629585

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Publication Date : 2025-06-30

Article Type : Review Paper

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 : bağlanma, bağlanma stili, aile içi şiddet

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