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  • The study aimed to understand the contributions of a Reflexive Group composed of men accused of marital violence, focusing on their experiences during a social technology initiative.
  • Through qualitative research involving 44 men in Salvador, Bahia, the findings revealed that participants reflected on their behaviors, recognizing them as disrespectful and violent while developing strategies for healthier relationships.
  • The study concluded that men participating in these reflexive groups had a positive experience and provided a model for validating this approach as an effective social intervention.

Article Abstract

Objectives: to discover what were the contributions of the Reflexive Group from the perspective of men being sued by marital violence, who participated in a social technology.

Methods: qualitative study, resulting from the evaluation stage of an action-research, based on the perspective of Critical Freedom and carried out with 44 men who were being sued in the Peace at Home Courts, in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.

Results: the discourses of men being sued for marital violence showed that the reflections enabled them to share their experiences; understand their attitudes as disrespectful, violent, and liable in criminal courts; elaborate of strategies for a harmonious marital life; and become multipliers as a result of their willingness to socialize the information and knowledge that emerged from their group.

Conclusions: the study presents a successful experience of the participation of men in reflexive groups and is a precedent for the validation of this social technology.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0034-7167-2019-0598DOI Listing

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