College Students’ Beliefs About Domestic Violence: A Replication and Extension

Wagers, Shelly M.; Wareham, Jennifer; Boots, Denise Paquette

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“…In addition, a collection of tools with the same style was used. It could be of interest to incorporate more indirect measures of distortions, stereotypes, or acceptance of violence that allow to measure distortions or cognitions in a more subtle way, like using vignettes (Wilson & Smirles, 2020), specific and different violence behaviors (Dardis et al, 2016;Wagers et al, 2017) or of qualitative type (Zidenberg et al, 2022), or developing new tools (Toplu-Demirtaş et al, 2020).…”

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Differences Between Men and Women in the Acceptance of Gender Roles and Stereotypes in Intimate Partner Violence

Vinagre-González¹,

Puente-López²,

Cárceles³

et al. 2023

Rev. iberoam. psicol. salud

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Background/Objective: Intimate partner violence against women is a widespread form of gender-based violence present in societies of all types. Among the possible factors implicated in its existence are gender stereotypes and cognitive distortions of a sexist or violence-justifying nature. Thus, a general population survey was designed with the aim of studying gender differences in the acceptance of gender roles and stereotypes, and violence against women in intimate relationships. Method: A total of 391 participants from the general population (61.9% women) aged from 18 to 67, responded to measures of the internalization of gender norms or mandates based on differential socialization, distorted thoughts about women and the use of violence, beliefs about intimate partner violence, and social desirability. Results: Men scored higher on different types of sexism and stereotypes, on stereotypes related to motherhood, and romantic love generally attributed to women. Converse, no gender differences in the justification of violence were observed. Likewise, no significant differences were found for the educational level factor. Conclusions: The implications of the results for the contents of prevention and intervention programmes asre discussed. RESUMENAntecedentes/Objetivos: La violencia de pareja contra las mujeres es una forma generalizada de violencia de género presente en sociedades de todo tipo. Entre los posibles factores implicados en su existencia se encuentran los estereotipos de género y las distorsiones cognitivas de carácter sexista o justificadoras de la violencia. Por ello, se diseñó una encuesta a población general con el objetivo de estudiar las diferencias de género en la aceptación de roles y estereotipos de género, y la violencia contra las mujeres en las relaciones íntimas. Método: Un total de 391 participantes de la población general (61.9% mujeres) con edades comprendidas entre los 18 y los 67 años, respondieron a medidas de interiorización de normas o mandatos de género basadas en la socialización diferencial, pensamientos distorsionados sobre la mujer y el uso de la violencia, creencias sobre la violencia en la pareja y deseabilidad social. Resultados: Los hombres puntuaron más alto en diferentes tipos de sexismo y estereotipos, en estereotipos relacionados con la maternidad y el amor romántico generalmente atribuido a las mujeres. Por el contrario, no se observaron diferencias de género en la justificación de la violencia. Tampoco se encontraron diferencias significativas en el factor nivel educativo. Conclusiones: Se discuten las implicaciones de los resultados para los contenidos de los programas de prevención e intervención.

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Differences Between Men and Women in the Acceptance of Gender Roles and Stereotypes in Intimate Partner Violence

Vinagre-González¹,

Puente-López²,

Cárceles³

et al. 2023

Rev. iberoam. psicol. salud

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What do the Public Understand About Intimate Partner Violence in the Context of Military Veteran Status and PTSD?

2023

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Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) represents a significant public and social health concern and may present particular complexities in military veteran relationships which are subject to unique stressors including separations, transition to civilian life and increased risk of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Public understanding is vital in terms of ensuring access to services and appropriate intervention. However, little is known about the public perception of IPV in this context. This study sought to assess how public recognition and discourse is affected by military veteran status and a diagnosis of PTSD. Community participants ( N = 269) were randomly allocated to one of four conditions and presented with a story containing IPV in which the profession (military veteran/civilian worker) and diagnostic status (PTSD/No PTSD) were manipulated. All participants rated the extent to which they felt the story contained IPV; additionally, half ( n = 123) took part in a story completion task designed to elicit qualitative data with regards to public discourse. The mean scores in all conditions were weighted towards IPV recognition. Results indicated a small interaction between job role and PTSD (F[1265] = 7.888, p < 0.01, partial n2 = 0.029) meaning that the public are more likely to recognise IPV when it is perpetrated by a military veteran than a civilian with PTSD. Diagnostic status made no difference to recognising abuse perpetrated by a military veteran. However, the fit of the model was weak ( r2 = .040) meaning that the large majority of variance was due to factors not accounted for. Qualitative findings indicated that in a military population trauma may be assumed even where not indicated and the public appear less likely to consider current stressors or acknowledge that PTSD cannot justify abuse. Victims of IPV in military relationships may therefore be particularly vulnerable to discourses that prioritise the victim status of the perpetrator.

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Does Training and Coursework in Domestic Violence Affect Students' Perceptions of Behaviors as Domestic Violence?

Wagers

Wareham

2019

Violence Vict

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Some argue that training and/or coursework in domestic violence (DV) could impact the beliefs criminal justice (CJ) majors have about DV and, in turn, affect their future job performance in cases involving victims of DV. This study examined the association of previous education and training in DV on the beliefs college students hold about what behaviors qualify as DV. Further, it examined the association between CJ versus non-CJ majors on beliefs about DV behaviors. Results indicated prior education on DV, but not training outside of coursework, was associated with differences in students' beliefs about acts of sexual aggression qualifying as DV. Education and training on DV were not significantly related to differences in beliefs about acts of physical or verbal/emotional aggression being DV. Moreover, CJ majors are less likely to believe that verbal/emotional aggression was an act of DV, compared to non-CJ majors. Implications of these findings for policy and educational efforts impacting CJ majors are discussed.

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College Students’ Beliefs About Domestic Violence: A Replication and Extension

Cited by 4 publications

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Differences Between Men and Women in the Acceptance of Gender Roles and Stereotypes in Intimate Partner Violence

Differences Between Men and Women in the Acceptance of Gender Roles and Stereotypes in Intimate Partner Violence

What do the Public Understand About Intimate Partner Violence in the Context of Military Veteran Status and PTSD?

Does Training and Coursework in Domestic Violence Affect Students' Perceptions of Behaviors as Domestic Violence?

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