Attitudinal Acceptance of and Experiences with Intimate Partner Violence Among Rural Adults

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• Personal Author:
  Renner LM ; Schwab-Reese LM
• Description:
  There is little research on the associations between acceptance of and experiences with intimate partner violence (IPV) in rural samples, which may be different from associations in urban areas due to the higher prevalence of IPV in rural areas and the social and physical environment issues related to seeking help. The purpose of our study was to determine the proportion of participants who reported accepting male- and female-perpetrated IPV and the associations between experiences of IPV and acceptance of IPV. Data were collected from a cross-sectional survey of rural residents in one Midwest state. Approximately 4 % of participants reported it is ever acceptable for a male to hit his partner. Approximately 20 % of males and 12 % of females reported it is ever acceptable for a female to hit her partner. A higher proportion of individuals who were victims or perpetrators of IPV reported accepting retaliatory IPV (i.e., when partner hits first) perpetrated by individuals of their own gender. This finding suggests the previously reported high rates of bidirectional IPV in rural areas may be fueled by this acceptance of physical retaliation. Interventions to break this cycle of IPV may be guided by qualitative research into the specific ways the rural environment contributes to acceptance of retaliatory aggression. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Family Occupational Health Safety Sex Characteristics Violence
• Keywords:
  Abuse Author Keywords: Attitudinal Acceptance Cross Sectional Studies Families Gender Factors Intimate Partner Violence Perpetration Victimization
• ISSN:
  0885-7482
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Iowa ; Minnesota ; OSHA Region 5 ; OSHA Region 7
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  115-123
• Volume:
  32
• Issue:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20069111
• Citation:
  J Fam Violence 2017 Jan; 32(1):115-123
• Contact Point Address:
  Lynette M. Renner, College of Education and Human Development, School of Social Work, University of Minnesota, 1404 Gortner Avenue, St. Paul, MN, 55108, USA
• Email:
  renn0042@umn.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2017
• NORA Priority Area:
  Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
• Performing Organization:
  University of Iowa, Iowa City
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20010930
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Family Violence
• End Date:
  20270929
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:ebc6225ae85f2ad0e22526c11e2d0d3fd187867e8bd8d40a0e089960d9ea3d5a844a4da71acb5892496c9e1fc4debbc5ff8099903ebf17f7c539ce212ee3cdc1
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/207649/cdc_207649_DS1.pdf
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