Attribution of Blame to Victim and Attitudes toward Partner Violence: Cross-National Comparisons across the United States, South Africa, and Nigeria

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dc.contributor.authorFakunmoju, S.B.
dc.contributor.authorBammeke, F.O.
dc.contributor.authorOyekanmi, F.A.D.
dc.contributor.authorRasool, S.
dc.contributor.authorGeorge, B.
dc.contributor.authorLachiusa, T.A.
dc.date.accessioned2019-08-31T11:08:52Z
dc.date.available2019-08-31T11:08:52Z
dc.date.issued2015-12
dc.description.abstractAlthough knowledge about attribution of blame and partner violence has increased over the past decades, comparative knowledge across countries is sparse. This cross-sectional survey examined cross-national differences in attribution of blame and attitudes toward partner violence among 363 respondents in the United States, South Africa, and Nigeria. Results suggest that female respondents were less likely than male respondents to attribute blame to the female victim or endorse partner violence. Respondents in Nigeria were more likely than respondents in the other countries to attribute blame to the female victim. Similarly, respondents in the United States or South Africa were less likely than respondents in Nigeria to endorse partner violence. Age, gender, race, and attitudes toward partner violence were associated with attribution of blame. Country moderated the relation between attitudes toward partner violence and attribution of blame. For respondents in South Africa, high attitudes toward partner violence were related to greater attribution of blame; however, for respondents in the United States there was a much smaller difference in blame attribution between low and high attitudes toward partner violence. In general, findings suggest that differences in gender and country are relevant to understanding blame attribution to female victim and attitudes toward partner violence.en_US
dc.identifier.citationFakunmoju, S. B., Bammeke, F. O., Oyekanmi, F. A., Rasool, S., George, B., & Lachiusa, T. A. (2016). Attribution of blame to victim and attitudes toward partner violence: Cross-national comparisons across the United States, South Africa, and Nigeria. International Journal of Gender & Women’s Studies, 3(2), 76-92.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://ijgws.com/vol-3-no-2-december-2015-abstract-7-ijgws
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.unilag.edu.ng/handle/123456789/4960
dc.subjectPartner violenceen_US
dc.subjectAttribution of blameen_US
dc.subjectCross-National Comparisonsen_US
dc.titleAttribution of Blame to Victim and Attitudes toward Partner Violence: Cross-National Comparisons across the United States, South Africa, and Nigeriaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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