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Public responses to intimate partner violence against women: the influence of perceived severity and personal responsibility.

Marisol LilaFernando GarcíaEnrique Gracia

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Perceived severityAdultMaleLinguistics and LanguageAdolescentIntimate partner violence; Public responses; Perceived severity; Personal responsibility; Violence against women; ToleranceCultureHelping behaviorPoison controlPublic responsesLanguage and LinguisticsYoung AdultPersonal responsibility:PSICOLOGÍA::Patología ::Otras [UNESCO]Injury preventionHumansMoral responsibilityGeneral PsychologyAgedSocial ResponsibilitySocial perceptionNegotiatingData CollectionHuman factors and ergonomicsMiddle AgedHelping BehaviorUNESCO::PSICOLOGÍA::Patología ::OtrasViolence against womenPoliceIntimate partner violenceSocioeconomic FactorsSpainPublic OpinionSpouse AbuseDomestic violenceFemalePsychologyToleranceSocial responsibilitySocial psychology

description

This paper explored public willingness to act when exposed to cases of intimate partner violence against women, by analyzing the influence of perceived severity and personal responsibility on two types of responses: mediating and reporting to the police. Results (N = 419) yielded main effects of personal responsibility for both types of responses. No main effects of perceived severity were found. A significant interaction between perceived severity and personal responsibility was found only for reporting responses. Results are discussed in light of the helping behavior research tradition. Implications for public education and advocacy programs are also considered. Marisol.lila@uv.es; Enrique.Gracia@uv.es

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2009-01-01The Spanish journal of psychology
10.1017/s1138741600002018https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19899665