Violencia intrafamiliar: factores y consecuencias en estudiantes de la carrera de Trabajo Social de la Universidad de Cuenca en tiempo de cuarentena

Abstract

The objective of this research is to identify the factors and consequences of intrafamily violence in quarantine time, in students of the Social Work career of the University of Cuenca in the period March-September 2020. This work allowed to identify which students of the Social Work Career, prior to the measures adopted by the health emergency due to COVID-19, suffered domestic violence; and, during the quarantine period, the figures increased by 5%. Among the main types of violence as a result of the research is psychological violence, present in several cases. Likewise, among the main consequences of domestic violence in students it was found that it affected: mental health problems, academic performance, low self-esteem, fear, alcohol consumption and depression. The research design is mixed. With the quantitative approach, it was possible to identify cases of violence, applying the survey to 176 students through the Google Forms platform. Obtaining as a result 53 students who suffered some type of violence; and the qualitative approach that describes the phenomenon based on the information obtained in the research. A probability sampling was used with 3 approaches: rights, gender and transgenerational.