Abstract

The present investigation aimed to reveal the existence of manifestations of violence in couple relationships in young people pursuing higher education in the city of Osorno, Chile. Participants were 360 students (M = 23,13 years and SD = 4,4 years) on whom an Abuse on Couple Scale in Form A (Rey, 2009), was applied, where the requirement was to be or had been in a partner relationship in the last twelve months. The results show that 85% of the participants reported receiving some form of violence, with no significant difference between sexes. However, in exercised violence there existed a statistically significant difference (88.4% women and 80.9% men). The data shows the gravity of the phenomenon without gender difference, which becomes a challenge for public policies and intervention programs.