Acceptability of Intimate Partner Violence among Male Offenders: The Role of Set-Shifting and Emotion Decoding Dysfunctions as Cognitive Risk Factors.

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Acceptability of Intimate Partner Violence among Male Offenders: The Role of Set-Shifting and Emotion Decoding Dysfunctions as Cognitive Risk Factors.

Christina M. Rodriguez Marisol Lila ÁNgel Romero-martínez Enrique Gracia Luis Moya-albiol

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Adult Male acceptability attitudes cognitive deficits Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis intimate partner violence Emotions lcsh:Medicine 050109 social psychology Article Developmental psychology Cognition Risk Factors Intervention (counseling)Humans emotion decoding 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences lcsh:R 05 social sciences Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Cognitive flexibility implicit measures Cognition Middle Aged set-shifting Increased risk Attitude Drug consumption Domestic violence Attention switching Psychology 050104 developmental & child psychology

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Attitudes towards the acceptability of intimate partner violence against women (IPVAW) contribute to an increased risk of IPVAW perpetration, and these attitudes are common among IPVAW offenders. Research suggests that IPVAW offenders present cognitive deficits related to information processing. Little is known, however, about how these deficits are related to the acceptability of IPVAW. The main aim of this study was to explore the relationship between specific cognitive deficits (i.e., deficits in attention switching, set-shifting, and emotion decoding abilities) and the acceptability of IPVAW in a sample of 84 IPVAW offenders. Results revealed that IPVAW offenders with deficits in attention switching, set-shifting, and emotion decoding abilities demonstrated greater acceptability of IPVAW, and these relationships remained significant after controlling for socio-demographic variables (i.e., age and educational level) and drug consumption. These results highlight the role of cognitive processes in maintaining attitudes of acceptability of IPVAW. Thus, the findings may guide professionals in developing specific intervention programs focused on improving cognitive abilities, in order to reduce the acceptability of IPVAW.

year	journal	country	edition	language
2019-04-30	International journal of environmental research and public health

10.3390/ijerph16091537 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31052264