The aim of this study is to shed light on what makes women decide whether or not to continue with legal proceedings for intimate partner violence once they have commenced. Legal professionals, members of the police force, and women in Spain were interviewed to help draft a questionnaire that was applied to a sample of 345 women who had undertaken legal proceedings against their (ex)partners. Socio-demographic, emotional, and psychological variables were considered as possible predictor variables and included in a logistic regression analysis. Results show that the best equation for predicting disengagement from legal procedures includes the level of support received by the victim, contact with the aggressor, thoughts about going back with the aggressor, and a feeling of guilt. The essential role of the psychological support during the legal process is emphasized in conclusions

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妇女因亲密伴侣的暴力行为而脱离法律诉讼：社会人口统计学和心理变量

这项研究的目的是阐明什么让妇女决定一旦开始就是否继续针对亲密伴侣的暴力行为提起法律诉讼。采访了法律专业人士，警察部队成员和西班牙的妇女，以帮助起草一份调查表，该调查表适用于对345名对（其前）伴侣进行法律诉讼的妇女的样本。社会人口，情感和心理变量被认为是可能的预测变量，并包括在逻辑回归分析中。结果表明，预测脱离法律程序的最佳方程包括受害人获得的支持水平，与侵略者的接触，与侵略者回去的想法以及内感。