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Citation

Worden AP, Carlson BE. J. Interpers. Violence 2005; 20(10): 1219-1243.

Affiliation

University at Albany, State University of New York, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2005, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/0886260505278531

PMID

16162487

Abstract

This report presents findings from a public opinion survey designed to measure beliefs about the causes of domestic violence (DV) based on telephone interviews with 1,200 residents across six New York State communities. Findings reveal substantial diversity and complexity among beliefs and interesting similarities and differences across open- and close-ended questions regarding explanations for partner abuse. Most respondents think about the causes of violence in the context of individual problems, relationships, and families, not as a problem with roots in our society or culture. Few believe that women are the cause of their own abuse, one fourth still believe that some women want to be abused, and most believe that women can end abusive relationships. Secondhand experiences with DV were associated with some beliefs about causes of abuse, and gender, age, education, and race were associated with certain beliefs in predictable ways.

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