Characteristics of partner relation and violence in the relationships of young persons

Nasilje u vezama mladih je važan društveni problem koji ostavlja brojne posljedice za žrtve, ali i za počinitelje nasilja. Adolescenti i mladi su vrlo ranjiva skupina jer se nalaze u razvojnom periodu koji je ključan za funkcioniranje osobe u odrasloj dobi. Upravo zato, cilj rada je ispitati povezanost pojedinih aspekata kvalitete intimne veze i nasilja u vezama mladih. U istraživanju su sudjelovale 353 mlade osobe te je ono provedeno uz pomoć web ankete. Anketa se sastojala od 6 zasebnih cjelina: sociodemografska obilježja, pitanja o dosadašnjim ljubavnim vezama, privrženost u ljubavnoj vezi, kvaliteta komunikacije, ljubomora i nasilje meĎu partnerima. Rezultati su pokazali kako postoji pozitivna povezanost izmeĎu učestalosti doživljenog i počinjenog nasilja i dviju dimenzija privrženosti. Postoji negativna povezanost izmeĎu učestalosti doživljenog i počinjenog nasilja i kvalitete komunikacije. TakoĎer, postoji negativna povezanost izmeĎu zadovoljstva ljubavnom vezom i učestalosti doživljenog i počinjenog nasilja u vezi te pozitivna povezanost izmeĎu učestalosti doživljenog i počinjenog nasilja u vezi i ljubomore.Violence in youth relationships is a significant social problem that leaves many consequences for both victims and perpetrators of violence. Adolescents and young people are very vulnerable because of their developmental stage, which is essential for their future functioning in adulthood. That is why the goal of the paper is to examine the correlation between certain quality aspects of intimate relationships and violence in young people’s relationships. Participants were 353 young people and the research was conducted using an online survey. The questionnaire consists of 6 parts: questions about sociodemographic characteristics, participant's former intimate relationship, attachment in the relationship, communication quality, jealousy and partner violence. Results show that there is a positive correlation between the frequency of experienced and perpetrated violence and the two dimensions of attachment. There also exists a negative correlation between frequency of experienced and perpetrated violence and the quality of communication. Furthermore, there is a negative correlation between frequency of experienced and perpetrated violence and relationship satisfaction and a positive correlation between frequency of experienced and perpetrated violence and jealousy