Attitudes of Palestinians Toward Social Work Interventions in Cases of Wife Assault. (April 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Haj-Yahia, Muhammad M.; Btoush, Rula
• Is Part Of: Violence against women. Volume 24:Number 5(2018)
• Page Start: 603
• Page End: 626
• Publication Date: 2018-04
• Subjects: domestic violence -- intimate partner violence -- wife assault in Palestinian society -- intervention of social workers -- wife abuse in Arab societies; Abused women -- Periodicals; Women -- Crimes against -- Periodicals; Violent crimes -- Periodicals; Femmes victimes de violence -- Périodiques; Femmes, Crimes contre les -- Périodiques; Crimes violents -- Périodiques; 362.8292
• DOI: 10.1177/1077801217708886
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1077-8012

Abstract

The study examined the attitudes of Palestinian adults toward social work interventions in cases of husband-to-wife assault (HWA). A survey, using self-administered questionnaires and interviews, was conducted among a random sample of 624 adults from the Palestinian Authority. Results indicate higher levels of support for interventions aimed at helping the couple solve their problems than for interventions aimed at protecting the safety of battered women. However, this trend becomes reversed in cases of repeated and severe HWA. Greater support for interventions aimed at protecting the safety of battered women was found among women versus men and younger versus older adults, as well as among individuals with lower levels of justifying wife abuse and more egalitarian expectations of marriage.