LA VIOLENCIA DE GÉNERO Y SU AFECTACIÓN EN LA AUTOESTIMA DE LA MUJER

Abstract

The present work aims to analyze the impact of gender violence on women's self-esteem and how, through this, it is possible to distort their self-concept in the different aspects of their lives, also explains the different reasons for the that a woman is prey to the mistreatment relationship. The methodology used is of descriptive type supported by the technique of the survey applied to the users of the New Horizons Foundation of the City of Portoviejo; to legitimize the psychological damages that occur when being victim of some type of abuse. In order to corroborate the data of the survey an interview was applied to the Clinical Psychologist of the foundation. An exhaustive bibliographical revision was made to base with scientific theoretical basis. Among the most revealing results achieved can be mentioned the denial of women to be victims of abuse because of the denigration of their self- esteem causing them to accept and create merit different kinds of abuse. In conclusion, it was possible to determine the various factors that influence gender violence, but the main ones are cultural patterns and economic inequalities and how they greatly affect women's self-esteem, which in turn has harmful consequences in the psyche through the years.