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Citation

Lelaurain S, Fonte D, Giger JC, Guignard S, Lo Monaco G. J. Interpers. Violence 2018; ePub(ePub): 886260518818427.

Affiliation

Aix Marseille Univ, LPS, Aix-en-Provence, France.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/0886260518818427

PMID

30556468

Abstract

Romantic love in heterosexual relationships is recognized as an important aspect to be considered in relation to the psychosocial mechanisms associated with the persistence of intimate partner violence and the help-seeking barriers faced by female victims. However, few studies have explored the processes underlying the relationship between this form of love and attitudes toward this kind of violence. To do this, the current study aims to analyze the relationship between the adherence to romantic love and the legitimization of intimate partner violence (i.e., perceived severity of violence, victim blame, and exoneration of the perpetrator). It was also to test the mediating effect of patriarchal ideologies (i.e., ambivalent sexism and domestic violence myths) on this relationship. Two hundred thirty-five French adults (51.1% women) were surveyed. The data were analyzed with structural equation models to study the mediations between the variables considered. Consistent with our hypotheses, the results showed that the more the participants adhered to romantic love, the more they blamed the victim and exonerated the perpetrator. They also showed a positive link between romantic love, ambivalent sexism, and domestic violence myths. Finally, the results demonstrated that the relationship between romantic love and the legitimization of violence is mediatized by ambivalent sexism and domestic violence myths. The findings illustrate the need to deconstruct romantic love ideology and the psychosocial logics underlying the legitimization of intimate partner violence.


Language: en

Keywords

ambivalent sexism; domestic violence; intimate partner violence; romantic love; violence legitimization

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