Community-based norms about intimate partner violence : Putting attributions of fault and responsibility into context

Fault & responsibility are key concepts in understanding how victims & assailants are, or are not, held accountable by society. We used a fractional factorial vignette design with a community-residing sample of 3,679 adults to examine judgments about intimate partner violence (IPV). Although...

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Published in:Sex roles 2005-10, Vol.53 (7-8), p.573-589
Main Authors: TAYLOR, Catherine A, SORENSON, Susan B
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult and adolescent clinical studies
Adults
Behavior Standards
Biological and medical sciences
College Students
Community Relations
Domestic violence
Ethnicity
Family Violence
Fault Finding
Gender
Interpersonal communication
Interpersonal Relations
Intimate Relationships
Medical sciences
Norms
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Public Health
Responsibility
Sanctions
Sex Differences
Sexual Orientation
Social behavior disorders. Criminal behavior. Delinquency
Social Norms
Social responsibility
Social Support Groups
Victims
Victims of crime
Vignettes
Violence
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Summary:Fault & responsibility are key concepts in understanding how victims & assailants are, or are not, held accountable by society. We used a fractional factorial vignette design with a community-residing sample of 3,679 adults to examine judgments about intimate partner violence (IPV). Although fault, or causal responsibility, was assigned most often to assailants (69%), respondents assigned solution responsibility most often to both persons (52%) or to the victim alone (31%): interpersonal communication for couples (38%) & self-protective actions for victims (i.e., engaging formal authorities [12%] &/or leaving the assailant [11%]) were the most frequent suggestions. Potential injury to the victim & gender/relationship-based norms had the greatest impact on judgments. Findings may inform strategies to alter social norms regarding IPV. Tables, References. Adapted from the source document.
ISSN:0360-0025
1573-2762
DOI:10.1007/s11199-005-7143-7