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Taxonomy of the Psychosocial Consequences Caused by the Violence of Persecution of ETA's Network

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 January 2013

Javier Martin-Peña ,
Álvaro Rodríguez-Carballerira ,
Jordi Escartín ,
Clara Porrúa  and
Miranda Olff
Javier Martin-Peña*
Affiliation:
Universidad de Barcelona. (Spain)
Álvaro Rodríguez-Carballerira
Affiliation:
Universidad de Barcelona. (Spain)
Jordi Escartín
Affiliation:
Universidad de Barcelona. (Spain)
Clara Porrúa
Affiliation:
Universidad de Barcelona. (Spain)
Miranda Olff
Affiliation:
University of Amsterdam. (The Netherlands)
*
Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Javier Martin-Peña. Departamento de Psicología Social. Facultad de Psicología. Universidad de Barcelona. Mundet. Passeig de la Vall de Hebron, 171. 08035 Barcelona. (Spain). Fax: +34-934021366. E-mail: javier_martin@ub.edu
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Abstract

This paper delimits and analyzes the effects of the harassment perpetrated by ETA's terrorist network in the Basque Country. The aim was to provide a taxonomy of the consequences of psychological violence and to validate this taxonomy, by means of a content analysis of 37 testimonies of victims of terrorist violence. The taxonomy of consequences of psychological violence is made up by four components: 1. the effects on the context of the persons affected, 2. on their emotional state, 3. on cognition and 4. on behavior. Results show a predominance of contextual consequences and negative cognitions. Intra-observer and inter-observer reliability analysis showed high stability and reproducibility coefficients. This study shows that harassment and psychological violence have major consequences not only for victims but also for family members, threatened collectives and even the society as a whole.

Este estudio delimita y analiza los efectos del acoso aplicado por el entramado terrorista de ETA en el País Vasco. El objetivo consiste en aportar una taxonomía de las consecuencias de la violencia psicológica y validar esta taxonomía, mediante un análisis de contenido de 37 testimonios de víctimas de la violencia terrorista. La taxonomía de consecuencias de la violencia psicológica se encuentra formada por cuatro componentes: 1. los efectos sobre el contexto de las personas afectadas, 2. sobre su estado emocional, 3. sobre la cognición y 4. sobre la conducta. Los resultados muestran una predominancia de las consecuencias contextuales y las cogniciones negativas. El análisis de la fiabilidad intraobservador e interobservador muestra unos adecuados coeficientes de estabilidad y reproducibilidad. Este estudio muestra que el acoso y la violencia psicológica tienen grandes consecuencias no solo para las víctimas sino para los familiares, los colectivos amenazados y para el conjunto de la sociedad.

Keywords

psychological violenceharassmentterrorist violenceviolence of persecutioncontent analysisviolencia psicológicaacosoviolencia terroristaviolencia de persecuciónanálisis de contenido
Type
Research Article
Information
The Spanish Journal of Psychology , Volume 14 , Issue 1 , May 2011 , pp. 172 - 182
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2011

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