TY - JOUR
PY - 2019//
TI - Dating violence attitudes among Latino college students: an examination of gender, machismo, and marianismo
JO - Violence and victims
A1 - Terrazas-Carrillo, Elizabeth
A1 - Sabina, Chiara
SP - 194
EP - 210
VL - 34
IS - 1
N2 - This study sought to fill a gap in the literature by exploring the association of gender, machismo and marianismo, and acculturation to dating violence (DV) attitudes among a sample of Latino college students. A total of 305 students were recruited from a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) located on the United States-Mexico border.
RESULTS showed significant differences in all forms of DV attitudes across gender. Separate regression models for men and women showed a pattern of endorsing the traditional gender role of machismo was predictive of tolerant DV attitudes for men and women. The marianismo dimension of chastity and virtuosity was associated to a decrease in tolerant DV attitudes among men. In addition, acculturation's relationship to DV attitudes and gender role ideology was not significant. Overall, the findings highlight the need for DV programs to address culturally-based understandings of gender roles and their association to DV attitudes.
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Language: en
LA - en SN - 0886-6708 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1891/0886-6708.34.1.194 ID - ref1 ER -