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Intimate partner violence: Perceptions and attributions of male perpetrators
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Abstract(s)
here are many reasons to perpetrate intimate partner violence
(IPV). This study analyzes the attributions and perceptions of
Portuguese men who perpetrate IPV to understand their justifications for violence against their female partners. In-depth interviews were conducted with seven male perpetrators. Through
thematic analysis, three main categories emerged: self, partner,
and situational factors. Perpetrators identified self attributes as
justifications to abuse, such as individual characteristics, emotional disturbances, and jealousy; partner attributes, such as
partners’ characteristics and the use of violence against them;
and situational factors, such as alcohol abuse and relational
stressors. Perpetrators’ narratives evidenced a tendency to conceive violence as an unintentional and unplanned action, attributing violence to uncontrollable factors, and an attitude of
non-accountability for their behaviors/actions. A deeper understanding of perpetrators’ perceptions and attributions for IPV
will help to develop more effective intervention programs with
offenders or to improve the existent ones, for example, in terms
of dropout prevention, to reduce violence against women.
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Keywords
intimate partner violence Perpetrator Attributions Perceptions
Citation
Almeida, O., Félix, A. S., & Oliveira, R. F. (2022). Interaction between vasotocin and gonadal hormones in the regulation of reproductive behavior in a cichlid fish. Acta Ethologica. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10211-022-00404-2
Publisher
Springer e Verlag