This article studies the relationship between a set of variables related to the
legal process and women’s disengagement from legal proceedings against
their (ex)partners in Southern Spain. A total of 345 women answered a
questionnaire. Results evidenced that request for a protection order (PO),
granting such PO, imprisonment of the offender, and women’s perception of
who decided during the process were significantly related to disengagement
(medium effect size). In addition, a logistic regression model was developed
to predict disengagement with two variables: granting a PO and women’s
perception of who decided. Results are interpreted in terms of the necessity
that the judicial system gives support, protects, and provides women with
opportunities to participate in the recovery process.Junta de Andalucía 1071/0453Ministerio de Educación, Cultura y Deporte (España) FPU15/0037
