Citation

Franiuk R, Coleman J, Apa B. Violence Against Women 2017; 23(2): 243-257.

Affiliation

Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1077801216637473

PMID

26985047

Abstract

In this study, we investigated the effect of songs that offer non-misogynous and ambivalent portrayals of intimate partner violence (IPV). Participants (N = 103) were exposed to a misogynous song about IPV, a song critical of IPV, and a song that offered an ambivalent portrayal of IPV. Our results showed positive effects of the anti-IPV song, and both positive and negative effects of the ambivalent portrayal on participants' beliefs about a violent relationship. These findings suggest that the context in which IPV is portrayed should be considered when evaluating the impact of media depicting IPV.

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Language: en