Title

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

Authors

Authors

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

Comments

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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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