Justification of Wife Beating in Adolescents: Associated Beliefs and Behaviors. (February 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Devenish, Bethany; Hooley, Merrilyn; Mellor, David
• Is Part Of: Violence against women. Volume 25:Number 2(2019)
• Page Start: 167
• Page End: 187
• Publication Date: 2019-02
• Subjects: adolescents -- violence prevention -- intimate partner violence; 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: 10.1177/1077801218766639
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1077-8012

Abstract

Socioeconomically disadvantaged adolescents who are exposed to social norms related to violence against women are more likely to experience or be perpetrators of intimate partner violence. This study evaluated factors hypothesized to be associated with acceptance of wife beating among 240 male and female adolescents aged 10-16 years participating in a World Vision program in Armenia. Acceptance of wife beating was associated with relational victimization, perceived social support, and parent and community boundaries and expectations, but was not associated with overt victimization or aggression. These findings highlight several areas that may be important for violence prevention research.