Citation

Scarduzio JA, Carlyle KE, Harris KL, Savage MW. Violence Against Women 2017; 23(1): 89-113.

Affiliation

University of Kentucky, Lexington, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1077801216636240

PMID

27020376

Abstract

The current study is concerned with the different types of gender stereotypes that participants may draw upon when exposed to news stories about intimate partner violence (IPV). We qualitatively analyzed open-ended responses examining four types of gender stereotypes-aggression, emotional, power and control, and acceptability of violence. We offer theoretical implications that extend past research on intimate terrorism and situational couple violence, the gender symmetry debate, and how stereotypes are formed. We also discuss practical implications for journalists who write stories about IPV and individuals who provide services to victims and perpetrators.

© The Author(s) 2016.

Language: en