Self-Dehumanization and Hesitation to Report Domestic Violence

The patients included in the study will be adult women who are victims of domestic violence, consulting for this reason. The duration of participation of each patient will be one hour.

After obtaining the patient's non-opposition to her participation in the study, socio-demographic and history of violence suffered will be collected during an interview with the doctor/nurse. After that, the hetero-questionnaire MADRS (Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale) will be administered to the patient. This first part will last 30 minutes.

The second part of the study, carried out immediately after the interview, will be carried out on computer in the form of 4 self-questionnaires (Childhood Trauma Questionnaire, Deshumanization Measure within Romantic Relationships scale, self-esteem scale, violentometer) and an implicit association test (IAT). This second part will last 30 minutes.

Then, the participation of the patient in the study is over.

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Key information

Conditions

Domestic Violence

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

Female

Study type

Observational

Primary location

CH Henri Laborit, Poitiers, Vienne (86), France

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

Woman over 18
Victim of physical and/or psychological domestic violence taken into care for this reason, following an initial complaint
Understanding and speaking French
Subject affiliated to a social security scheme

Exclusion criteria

Patient under legal protection measure (guardianship or legal protection)
Presence of a disabling mental or cognitive disorder
Patient employed by the investigator

Treatment and study plan

questionnaires

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Patients will undergo socio-demographic and history of violence suffered interview, passation of the Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS),Childhood Trauma Questionnaire, Deshumanization Measure within Romantic Relationships scale, self-esteem scale, violentometer and an implicit association test (IAT).

Primary outcomes

Assessment of the correlation between the process of personal dehumanization in victims of domestic violence and their hesitation to file a complaint against the aggressor partner.

Time frame: 1 year

To assess the correlation between the process of personal dehumanization in victims of domestic violence and their reluctance to file a complaint against the aggressor partner. This assessment will be based specifically on measuring the time, in number of days, elapsed between the start of the violence and the filing of a complaint.

Study contacts

Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.

Nematollah JAAFARI, Pr

CONTACT

[email protected]

(0)5 16 52 61 18

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Centre Hospitalier Henri Laborit

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Registry information

Acronym: DESHUMA

Important dates

Study start: 2024
Primary completion: 2025
Study completion: 2025
First posted: Jun 11, 2025
Registry last updated: Jun 11, 2025

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