Public Attitudes towards Intimate Partner Violence against Women and Influential Factors in China and Spain
Intimate partner violence against women is a social problem affecting the rights of women in different countries. The present study aimed to compare the public attitudes toward intimate partner violence against women and their influencing factors in China and Spain. A sample of 506 participants comp...
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| author | Menglu Yang Ani Beybutyan Rocío Pina Ríos Miguel Ángel Soria-Verde |
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| description | Intimate partner violence against women is a social problem affecting the rights of women in different countries. The present study aimed to compare the public attitudes toward intimate partner violence against women and their influencing factors in China and Spain. A sample of 506 participants completed questionnaires related to attitudes toward intimate partner violence against women. Chinese participants demonstrated less awareness of the existence and seriousness of the issue, but more proactive attitudes than Spanish participants did. We also found that culture, gender, and age affected these attitudes directly and indirectly through gender equality attitudes. Our findings suggest that promotion of legal reforms can improve social awareness and gender equality attitudes, which in turn changes public attitudes toward intimate partner violence against women, while traditional gender roles and patriarchal society lead to cultural legitimization of the violence, resulting in remained conservative attitudes. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d97845be48934586985badc6ac14379a2022-12-21T23:17:02ZengColegio Oficial de Psicólogos de MadridAnuario de Psicología Jurídica1133-07402174-05422021-01-0131110110810.5093/apj2021a1311320559Public Attitudes towards Intimate Partner Violence against Women and Influential Factors in China and SpainMenglu Yang0Ani Beybutyan1Rocío Pina Ríos2Miguel Ángel Soria-Verde3East China Normal University, East China Normal UniversityUniversitat de Barcelona, Barcelona , Spain, Universitat de Barcelona, SpainUniversitat Oberta de Catalunya, Catalunya , Spain, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, SpainUniversitat de Barcelona, Barcelona , Spain, Universitat de Barcelona, SpainIntimate partner violence against women is a social problem affecting the rights of women in different countries. The present study aimed to compare the public attitudes toward intimate partner violence against women and their influencing factors in China and Spain. A sample of 506 participants completed questionnaires related to attitudes toward intimate partner violence against women. Chinese participants demonstrated less awareness of the existence and seriousness of the issue, but more proactive attitudes than Spanish participants did. We also found that culture, gender, and age affected these attitudes directly and indirectly through gender equality attitudes. Our findings suggest that promotion of legal reforms can improve social awareness and gender equality attitudes, which in turn changes public attitudes toward intimate partner violence against women, while traditional gender roles and patriarchal society lead to cultural legitimization of the violence, resulting in remained conservative attitudes. https://journals.copmadrid.org/apj/art/apj2021a13 cross-national comparisondomestic violenceintimate partner violencegender-based violencegender equality attitudes |
| spellingShingle | Menglu Yang Ani Beybutyan Rocío Pina Ríos Miguel Ángel Soria-Verde Public Attitudes towards Intimate Partner Violence against Women and Influential Factors in China and Spain Anuario de Psicología Jurídica cross-national comparison domestic violence intimate partner violence gender-based violence gender equality attitudes |
| title | Public Attitudes towards Intimate Partner Violence against Women and Influential Factors in China and Spain |
| title_full | Public Attitudes towards Intimate Partner Violence against Women and Influential Factors in China and Spain |
| title_fullStr | Public Attitudes towards Intimate Partner Violence against Women and Influential Factors in China and Spain |
| title_full_unstemmed | Public Attitudes towards Intimate Partner Violence against Women and Influential Factors in China and Spain |
| title_short | Public Attitudes towards Intimate Partner Violence against Women and Influential Factors in China and Spain |
| title_sort | public attitudes towards intimate partner violence against women and influential factors in china and spain |
| topic | cross-national comparison domestic violence intimate partner violence gender-based violence gender equality attitudes |
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