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A Study on Senior couple's domestic violence and its effect on mental health

노인부부의 가정폭력실태와 정신건강에 관한 연구

  • Received : 2019.02.22
  • Accepted : 2019.04.11
  • Published : 2019.05.31
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Abstract

This study aims to understand realities of senior couple's violence by dividing them into victim and assaulter, and then grasp the degree of the effect of violence on desirable cohabitation. Conjugal violence was divided into emotional, minor physical, severe physical and sexual violence. Mental health was subdivided into depression, stress, aggression and self-esteem. Emotional violence appeared most often at 29.9%, and physical violence was under 3% in the case of being victimized, while emotional violence accounted for 25.4% and physical violence for under 2% in the case of offense. The effect of conjugal violence on mental health was that depression and stress increased significantly although some disparity existed between types of violence. In the circumstances of inflicting violence, the degree of aggression was significantly different in common. In conclusion, conjugal violence has a great influence on couple's mental health though the extent of damage was different depending on the type of violence and whether the person was the victim or attacker. So diverse welfare program should be implemented and activated.

본 연구는 지역사회에서 발생하는 노인 부부간의 폭력실태를 피해와 가해를 구분하여 파악하였다. 또한 부부폭력에 따른 정신건강의 차이를 분석함으로써 부부폭력이 부부관계에 미치는 부정적인 영향의 정도를 파악하는데 그 목적이 있다. 부부폭력은 정서적폭력, 경미한 신체폭력, 심각한 신체폭력, 성적폭력으로 구분하여 조사를 하였다. 정신건강은 우울, 스트레스, 공격성, 자존감으로 구분하였다. 분석 결과 부부폭력 피해의 경우 정서폭력이 29.9%로 가장 높았고, 신체폭력은 3% 미만으로 나타났다. 부부폭력 가해의 경우 정서폭력이 25.4%이고, 신체폭력은 2% 미만으로 나타났다. 부부폭력에 따른 정신건강의 차이 분석결과 피해의 경우는 폭력유형에 따라서 차이는 있으나 우울과 스트레스가 유의미한 차이를 나타냈으며, 가해의 경우는 공격성이 유의미한 차이를 나타냈다. 따라서 부부폭력은 폭력유형과 가해와 피해에 따라서 차이는 있지만, 부부의 정신건강에 미치는 영향이 상당한 것으로 나타남에 따라서 부부폭력 예방을 위한 다양한 복지프로그램을 도입하고, 활성화시켜야 할 것으로 판단된다.

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표 1. 부부 폭력 경험에 관한 빈도 분석 (피해) Table 1. Frequency analysis of conjugal violence experiences (victims)

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표 2. 부부 폭력 경험에 관한 빈도 분석 (가해) Table 2. Frequency analysis of conjugal violence experiences (offenders)

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표 3 부부폭력에 따른 정신건강 차이분석(피해) Table 3. Analysis of difference in mental health induced by conjugal violence (victims)

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표 4. 부부 폭력에 따른 정신건강 차이분석 (가해) Table 4. Analysis of difference in mental health induced by conjugal violence (offenders)

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