Trinidadian and US citizens' attitudes toward domestic violence and their willingness to intervene - Does culture make a difference?

    Authors

    S. A. M. Griffith; C. Negy;D. Chadee

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    J. Cross-Cult. Psychol.

    Keywords

    domestic violence; abuse; intervention; altruism; INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE; DATING VIOLENCE; ETHICAL-ISSUES; WOMEN; BEHAVIORS; ASSAULT; ABUSE; Psychology, Social

    Abstract

    In this study, Trinidadian (n = 194) and U.S. (n = 290) citizens were compared on their attitudes toward domestic violence (DV) as well as their willingness to intervene in five distinct DV contexts (when the DV involved an immediate family member, extended family member, a friend, neighbor, and a coworker). The results indicated that Trinidadians were modestly, albeit statistically significantly, more tolerant of DV compared to U.S. citizens-a finding that was accounted for primarily by age differences between the two national groups. Also, Trinidadians reported being significantly less willing to intervene in DV involving a friend, neighbor, and coworker than U.S. citizens, even after controlling for differences in sociodemographic variables. Regarding gender, women expressed significantly less tolerance for DV than men across nationality. Diverse interpretations of these findings are discussed in the context of culture.

    Journal Title

    Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology

    Volume

    37

    Issue/Number

    6

    Publication Date

    1-1-2006

    Document Type

    Article; Proceedings Paper

    Language

    English

    First Page

    761

    Last Page

    778

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:000241281400011

    ISSN

    0022-0221

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