Psychologist Samanta Clara Elserm, S.Psi, M.Psi, states that family\nbackground, parenting styles, childhood experiences, and social\nenvironments can be factors that trigger the emergence of violent\nbehaviour in an individual.<\/p>\n
The official of the Indonesian Psychological Association (HIMPSI)\nexplained that in psychology, the term \u2018cycle of violence\u2019 is\nrecognised. This term refers to a pattern where violence experienced or\nwitnessed by someone since childhood can affect how they understand\nemotions, relationships, and problem-solving in adulthood.<\/p>\n
According to Samanta, children raised with harsh parenting styles are\nat risk of perceiving actions such as hitting, verbal abuse, or\nconfinement as forms of discipline. Under certain conditions, such\nactions are then viewed as an acceptable way to control others.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf from a young age a child is raised in an environment that\nconsiders hitting, verbal abuse, and confinement as ways to resolve\nproblems or as a form of discipline, their brain will record that\nviolence is a natural way to act when angry or when wanting to control\nothers,\u201d said Samanta.<\/p>\n
Samanta noted that bad childhood experiences can also affect a\nperson\u2019s emotional development into adulthood. Children who experience\nor witness domestic violence, according to her, are at risk of\nexperiencing emotional developmental disorders if they do not receive\nadequate treatment.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn adulthood, some people who do not receive trauma recovery will\nchange their roles, from being a victim to becoming a perpetrator, so\nthat they no longer feel weak,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Nevertheless, Samanta emphasised that bad childhood experiences do\nnot automatically make someone a perpetrator of violence. Many\nindividuals who have experienced a difficult childhood can still break\nthe cycle of violence through social support, education, and\nprofessional assistance.<\/p>\n
In addition to family and childhood experiences, Samanta assessed\nthat the social environment also plays a role in shaping an individual\u2019s\nbehaviour. An environment that normalises aggression can make violence\nincreasingly accepted as a response to conflict.<\/p>\n
\u201cA toxic social environment, a lack of emotional education, or even\none that tolerates aggressive behaviour also nurtures the potential for\nviolence within an individual,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
These statements were made amidst public attention regarding the case\nof a 29-year-old woman from Bandung Regency who was found to be a victim\nof confinement and abuse for three years. The woman, who had been\nreported missing by her family since 2023, was found in critical\ncondition in a hospital. She was reportedly subjected to confinement and\nabuse by her partner for three years.<\/p>\n
To her father, the victim admitted to experiencing extremely cruel\nabuse during that period. During that time, the perpetrator reportedly\nfrequently moved the victim from one boarding house to another in the\nCileunyi area, Bandung Regency, to avoid suspicion from local\nresidents.<\/p>\n
Samanta emphasised that violence does not arise from a single factor.\nParenting styles, traumatic experiences, and environments that permit\naggression can reinforce one another. Therefore, trauma recovery,\nemotional education, and professional support are essential so that the\nchain of violence does not continue to repeat.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/factors-that-can-trigger-violent-behaviour-1782399050", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }