Specifics of female perpetrators of violence in romantic relationships

Istraživanja partnerskog nasilja datiraju još od 1970-ih godina usmjeravajući se prvenstveno na muškarca kao počinitelja nasilja i ženu kao žrtvu nasilja, zbog čega postoji vrlo malo istraživanja nasilja žena nad muškarcima. Cilj ovog diplomskog je prikazati i razumijeti obilježja počiniteljica partnerskog nasilja i obilježja nasilja ženske partnerice prema muškom partneru pregledom domaće i strane literature. Uz navedeno, cilj je istaknuti učinkovitost tretmana partnerskog nasilja, s posebnim naglaskom na tretman ženskih počiniteljica partnerskog nasilja. Pregledom rezultata različitih domaćih i inozemnih istraživanja, vidljivo je da žene čine visok udio počinitelja partnerskog nasilja te da čine različite vrste nasilja – fizičko, psihičko, seksualno i ekonomsko. U podlozi postoji velik broj rizičnih čimbenika koji doprinose pojavi partnerskog nasilja kao i heterogeni razlozi za činjenjem partnerskog nasilja.Research on intimate partner violence (IPV1) dates back to 1970s, focusing primarily on men as perpetrators of violence and women as victims of violence, which is why there is very little research on female perpetrated IPV. The aim of this graduate thesis is to present and understand the specific characteristics of women as perpetrators of IPV and the characteristics of female-perpetrated IPV by reviewing domestic and foreign literature. In addition, the aim is to highlight the effectiveness of the treatment of perpetrators of IPV. A review of the results of various domestic and foreign surveys shows that women make up a high proportion of perpetrators of IPV and commit different types of violence – physical, psychological, sexual and economic. There are a large number of risk factors that contribute to the occurence of partner violence as well as heterogenous reasons for commiting IP