Peer Influence on IPV in Adult Males: Investigating the Case for a Social Norms Approach 公开

Abstract

This study examines the relationship between the outcome of intimate partner violence (IPV) perpetration and exposures of perceiving peer IPV behaviors and peer IPV-supportive attitudes in adult males. Data from 101 male peer dyads (n=202) were taken from a previous study on the affects of alcohol and bystander interventions in Atlanta, Georgia. Nearly 36% of the sample reported physical IPV perpetration in the past 12 months and 67% reported perpetrating sexually coercive behavior. Descriptive analysis was conducted and no associations were found between perception of peer IPV behaviors and self-reported perpetration. Peer attitudes of expecting sex from a female partner were found to be associated with self-report sexual coercion perpetration (X²=9.53; p<.05), suggesting a need to address rape myths in this population. Including data from both a male and his peer, our study was able to examine whether or not the respondent's perception of his peers' IPV perpetration reflected that of one of his peer's self-report of IPV behaviors. Nearly 35% of the sample reported having no peers who had perpetrated physical IPV, while their study peer self-reported physical violence perpetration in the past 12 months, indicating that males underestimate their peer's IPV behaviors. Discordance between respondent's perception and peer self-report was also present for forced sex and sexually coercive behaviors, and all three discordance variables were associated with self-report IPV perpetration. These findings suggest that a social norms approach to IPV prevention, which would seek to correct the misperception of peers' negative behaviors, would not be appropriate among adult males.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Introduction 1

Chapter 2: Literature Review 4

Intimate Partner Violence 4

IPV Outcomes 5

IPV Perpetration 5

Risk Factors 7

Peer Influence on IPV Perpetration 8

Gaps in the Literature 12

Chapter 3: Manuscript 14

Introduction 14 Methods 17

Results 22

Discussion 26

References 31

Appendix A: Tables & Figures 34

Chapter 4: Conclusions and Recommendations 38

References 42

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School	Rollins School of Public Health
Department	Hubert Department of Global Health
Degree	MPH
Submission	Master's Thesis
Language	English
Research Field	Health Sciences, Public Health Psychology, Behavioral
关键词	Social Learning Theory Intimate Partner Violence Social Norms Theory
Committee Chair / Thesis Advisor	Winskell Enger, Kate, Emory University
Committee Members	Dominic, Parrott, Georgia State University Tharp, Andra, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Stephenson, Robert, Emory University
Partnering Agencies	Emory University schools, faculty or affiliated programs University, college or educational institution (other than Emory) CDC

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