INTRAFAMILY FACTORS OF PERSONALITY VICTIMIZATION

Abstract

Formation of personality victimization, as a vulnerability to violence, occurs under the influence
of different factors primarily related to the parent family, including socio-psychological
and individual-personal factors.
The aim of the research, which is presented in the article, was to study the family factors determining the manifestation of the victimized behavior in adolescent from dysfunctional families. The results of the research, which were analyzed by using factor analysis, shows that predisposition to the manifestation of victimized behavior in adolescents from dysfunctional families depends on the triad of factors – factor of negative social and psychological climate in the family, factor of dissatisfaction of child’s needs and factor of underdevelopment of general internality. Interrelation of these factors significantly correlated with the level of expression of a passive victim behavior. The established regularities largely typical for adolescents from unfavorable families.