In the empirical part of this master’s thesis, the author investigated the relationship between violence in childhood, and violence in romantic partnerships, in the female population. A sample of 183 female participants was used to determine whether there exists a statistically significant correlation between violence in childhood, and in romantic relationships later in life. The third hypothesis served to investigate the statistical significance of the correlation between the degree of violence in a romantic relationship, and the female’s level of education. One hypothesis investigated the correlation between violence and the epidemic - have women, that had been the subject of domestic violence before the Sars Covid - 19 pandemic been experiencing increasing amount of violence during the pandemic. The study used two questionnaires – ETISR-SF, a questionnaire, designed to self-evaluate childhood trauma - short version, and SVAWS – a scale of severity of violence against women, which measured the severity of violence against women in a romantic partnership. The author of the study used questions of current relevance about the violence during the epidemic. The sampling was simple random. The questionnaires were sent to women that had a higher likelihood of having experienced violence in the past. The results show a statistically significant correlation, with a medium trend of correlation, between violence in childhood and violence in a romantic partnership in the female population. More than a third of participates (36,1 %) has, according to this study, experienced increased violence at the hands of their romantic partner, during the epidemic. During the epidemic, women, who experienced increased violence, experienced a greater degree of violence (psychological, physical, and sexual) in their romantic partnership, as well. This study also concludes that there is a statistically significant correlation between the level of education of females and violence in a romantic partnership.
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