Community-based Norms about Intimate Partner Violence: Putting Attributions of Fault and Responsibility into Context

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social norms
intimate partner violence
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Taylor, Catherine A
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Fault and responsibility are key concepts in understanding how victims and 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%) and self-protective actions for victims (i.e., engaging formal authorities [12%] and/or leaving the assailant [11%]) were the most frequent suggestions. Potential injury to the victim and gender/relationship-based norms had the greatest impact on judgments. Findings may inform strategies to alter social norms regarding IPV.

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2005-12-03
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Postprint version. Published in Sex Roles, Volume 53, Issues 7-8, October 2005, pages 573-589. Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11199-005-7143-7 NOTE: At the time of publication, author Susan B. Sorenson was affiliated with the University of California. Currently (August 2007), she is a faculty member in the School of Social Policy and Practice at the University of Pennsylvania.
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