Deconstructing Attitudes About Intimate Partner Violence and Bystander Intervention: The Roles of Perpetrator Gender and Severity of Aggression

In this mixed methods study, we explored how gender of an aggressor and the levels of aggression (i.e., yelling, throwing a drink, slapping, and punching) influenced attitudes about (a) public displays of intimate partner violence (IPV) and (b) bystander intervention. A feminist-informed, social con...

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Authors: Ermer, Ashley E. (Author) ; Roach, Andrea L. (Author) ; Coleman, Marilyn 1937- (Author) ; Ganong, Lawrence H. 1950- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2021
In: Journal of interpersonal violence
Year: 2021, Volume: 36, Issue: 1/2, Pages: NP896-NP919
Online Access: Volltext (Resolving-System)
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