Conflictos de comunicación y violencia silenciosa en una pareja joven, abordada desde la mediación familiar

Abstract

Silent violence in a couple represents a conflict of a social and collective nature that requires research to raise awareness in the community. This study acquires relevance in the context of Cali, Colombia, where family mediation acts as a bridge between the disagreeing parties, promoting the capacity for consensus. The challenges of poor communication and silent violence in a couple manifest themselves in the progressive deterioration of the relationship, the accumulation of unexpressed resentments, the negative impact on emotional and mental health during unresolved conflicts, difficulty in making of joint decisions and the emergence of silent violence because of inefficiency in communication. The objective of this research article is to address communication conflicts and silent violence that affect young couples, through family mediation. To do this, the characteristics of these experiences of violence were identified and the strategies that the couple uses were explored. before and after mediation and creation of negotiation spaces that facilitate the consolidation of realistic and adaptable mutually significant agreements and promote the autonomy of both parties in decision-making. This research adopted a qualitative approach whose design was a case study using indepth interview as a technique which produced results that were recorded and later transcribed. The transcripts were analyzed from coding and subsequent categorization following the mediation phases and considering the theoretical context