Indicators of liberation from gender-based intimate partner violence in Spain related to when charges are dropped/Indicadores de liberation de la violencia de genero en la pareja relacionados con el momento de renunciar al procedimiento judicial en Espana

Background: While the reasons female victims of gender-based intimate partner violence (GIPV) withdraw from legal proceedings continue to fuel debate, little is known about the heterogeneity of these women regarding the timing of their decision and its connection to liberating themselves from the violent relationship. Method: We used Analyses of Variance and Chi-squared tests to identify variables related to withdrawal from legal proceedings and variables indicating progress in the separation process related to the timing of withdrawal: in the initial or final stages of the legal proceedings. The analyses were performed in a sample of 105 women who had dropped charges. Then, we ran Binary Logistic Regression analyses to predict the risk of withdrawal during the initial stages of proceedings. Results: Women withdrawing in the initial stages showed more indicators that the ending of the relationship was still incipient. The predictive model included two variables: not expecting protection from the judicial system and not applying for a protection order. Conclusions: Detachment from the relationship is essential in the complex decision surrounding withdrawal; professional action is needed that does not jeopardise recovery from GIPV. Keywords: Women survivors, gender-based violence, legal proceedings, withdrawal. Antecedentes: a pesar del interes por conocer los motivos por los que las mujeres renuncian a continuar a un procedimiento judicial por violencia de genero en la pareja (VGP), poco se conoce sobre la heterogeneidad entre quienes renuncian en funcidn del momento del procedimiento en que toman dicha decisidn y su relacidn con el grado de liberacidn o desvinculacidn de la relacidn. Metodo: mediante modelos de Analisis de la Varianza y pruebas Chi-cuadrado se estudiaron que variables relacionadas con las renuncias y que variables indicadoras de liberacidn diferenciaron a un total de 105 mujeres que habian renunciado a un procedimiento judicial por VGP, en funcidn de si decidieron renunciar al inicio o en etapas avanzadas del procedimiento. Tambien se desarrollaron analisis de Regresidn Logistica Binaria para predecir el riesgo de abandonar en etapas iniciales. Resultados: quienes renunciaron al inicio presentaron mas indicadores de una liberacidn aun incipiente. El modelo predictivo de las renuncias en etapas iniciales contd con dos predictoras: no esperar y no solicitar proteccidn al sistema judicial. Conclusiones: la desvinculacidn de la relacidn se tor