Keywords
Child sexual abuse, intimate partner violence, perpetrators
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to explore whether attributes of sex role identity and gender role stress differed between perpetrators of child sexual abuse (CSA) and perpetrators of intimate partner violence (IPV). The primary research question posed in the research sought to determine if participants’ attitudes on gender role stereotyping or gender role stress were significantly different between perpetrators of CSA and perpetrators of IPV. Participants in this study were a convenience sample of adult males with histories of CSA and IPV from two different outpatient counseling programs. Participants completed the Bem Sex Role Inventory-Short Form (BSRI-SF) and the Male Gender Role Stress (MGRS) scales to investigate whether the gender role attributes and gender role stress scores of the perpetrators of CSA and IPV were (a) similar or different from each other and (b) whether they fell outside the norms established by the two standardized instruments. This study utilized multiple regression and one sample t-tests to analyze the data. There was a statistically significant relationship between perpetrator type and the BSRI-SF and MGRS scores. Additionally, perpetrators of CSA and IPV had lower scores on the MGRS scale than those men in previous research. Additional research was suggested to further explore the relationship between gender role stereotypes and gender role stress on the perpetration of CSA.
Notes
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Graduation Date
2013
Semester
Fall
Advisor
Molina, Olga
Degree
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
College
College of Health and Public Affairs
Department
Dean's Office, Health and Public Affairs
Degree Program
Public Affairs
Format
application/pdf
Identifier
CFE0005056
URL
http://purl.fcla.edu/fcla/etd/CFE0005056
Language
English
Release Date
December 2013
Length of Campus-only Access
None
Access Status
Doctoral Dissertation (Open Access)
Subjects
Dissertations, Academic -- Health and Public Affairs, Health and Public Affairs -- Dissertations, Academic
STARS Citation
Schafer, Christelle, "A Comparison Between Male Perpetrators Of Intimate Partner Violence And Child Sexual Abuse: A Feminist Perspective" (2013). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 2784.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/etd/2784