Citation

Giger JC, Gonçalves G, Almeida AS. Violence Against Women 2017; 23(14): 1790-1810.

Affiliation

University of Algarve, Faro, Portugal.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1077801216666724

PMID

27758897

Abstract

The Domestic Violence Myth Acceptance Scale was adapted to Portuguese (PDVMAS). The PDVMAS displayed reasonable fit indices (Study 1); was positively correlated with right-wing authoritarianism, social dominance orientation, belief in a just world (Study 2), and ambivalent sexism (Study 3); and negatively correlated with empathetic tendencies (Study 4). PDVMAS significantly predicted victim blame and aggressor exoneration in scenarios of coercion (Study 5) and physical assault (Study 6). Victims and non-victims of domestic violence equally endorsed domestic violence myths. Globally, the PDVMAS is a reliable instrument, and domestic violence myths are pervasive and alter the perception of intimate partner violence.

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Language: en