The comparison of domestic violence stories and gender perceptions of women who exposed violence from their partners and who are not exposed violence from their partners

In our study, it was aimed to compare the domestic violence stories and gender perceptions of women who were exposed to violence by their partners and did not. However, it is aimed to determine the relationship between the results obtained and demographic data. Within the scope of the research, '' Socio-demographic Information Form '', '' Childhood Trauma Questionnaire '', '' Gender Roles '' to a total of 384 women aged 18 and over living in the Üsküdar district of Istanbul, 192 women who were subjected to violence by their partners and 192 women were not subjected to violence. Attitude Scale '' was applied. SPSS-22 statistical program was used in the analysis of the data obtained. A negative significant relationship was found between the childhood trauma experiences of the participants who were exposed to violence by their partners and their attitudes towards gender roles. A negative significant relationship was found between the childhood trauma experiences of the participants who were not exposed to violence by their partners and their attitudes towards gender roles. A negative significant relationship was found between the childhood trauma experiences of the participants who were not subjected to violence by their partners and their attitudes towards gender roles. Keywords: Gender, Violence, Women, Childhood Trauma