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Traditional Masculine Ideologies as a Mediator of the Relationship Between Witnessing Violence in Childhood and Intimate Partner Violence Relationships

Stayton, Laura Elise
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=dayton1340030848

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2012, Master of Arts (M.A.), University of Dayton, Psychology, Clinical.
This study examined the link between witnessing inter-parental violence in childhood and adult intimate partner violence (IPV) victimization. The researchers of this study explored the possibility that female participant's endorsements of traditional masculine ideologies (TMI), or involvement with men who possess these ideologies, mediated this relationship between witnessing violence in childhood and adult IPV victimization. Female college students (N=99) and female residents in a community drug and alcohol rehabilitation clinic (N=33) rated their experiences of childhood abuse and witnessing violence in childhood, as well as their endorsements regarding TMI and how they believed their ideal partner would endorse TMI statements. The results of this study replicated the finding that witnessing violence in childhood predicts adult IPV victimization; however, TMI endorsements did not mediate this relationship. The results also indicated that witnessing violence in childhood predicted IPV above and beyond other types of abuse experiences in childhood. Taken together, the findings of the current study suggest that further research is needed regarding mediators of the relationship between witnessing violence in childhood and adult IPV.
Catherine Zois, PhD (Advisor)
Melissa Layman-Guadalupe, PhD (Committee Member)
Jackson Goodnight, PhD (Committee Member)
107 p.
Clinical Psychology
intimate partner violence; witnessing violence; male role norms scale; traditional masculine ideologies; childhood abuse and neglect

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  • Stayton, L. E. (2012). Traditional Masculine Ideologies as a Mediator of the Relationship Between Witnessing Violence in Childhood and Intimate Partner Violence Relationships [Master's thesis, University of Dayton]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=dayton1340030848

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Stayton, Laura. Traditional Masculine Ideologies as a Mediator of the Relationship Between Witnessing Violence in Childhood and Intimate Partner Violence Relationships. 2012. University of Dayton, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=dayton1340030848.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Stayton, Laura. "Traditional Masculine Ideologies as a Mediator of the Relationship Between Witnessing Violence in Childhood and Intimate Partner Violence Relationships." Master's thesis, University of Dayton, 2012. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=dayton1340030848

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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