TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2017//
TI  - Adaptation of the Domestic Violence Myth Acceptance Scale to Portuguese and tests of its convergent, divergent, and predictive validities
JO  - Violence against women
A1  - Giger, Jean-Christophe
A1  - Gonçalves, Gabriela
A1  - Almeida, Ana Susana
SP  - 1790
EP  - 1810
VL  - 23
IS  - 14
N2  - The Domestic Violence Myth Acceptance Scale was adapted to Portuguese (PDVMAS). The PDVMAS displayed reasonable fit indices (Study 1); was positively correlated with right-wing authoritarianism, social dominance orientation, belief in a just world (Study 2), and ambivalent sexism (Study 3); and negatively correlated with empathetic tendencies (Study 4). PDVMAS significantly predicted victim blame and aggressor exoneration in scenarios of coercion (Study 5) and physical assault (Study 6). Victims and non-victims of domestic violence equally endorsed domestic violence myths. Globally, the PDVMAS is a reliable instrument, and domestic violence myths are pervasive and alter the perception of intimate partner violence.<br><br>© The Author(s) 2016.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1077-8012
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1077801216666724
ID  - ref1
ER  -