Title

Trinidadian And U.S. Citizens' Attitudes Toward Domestic Violence And Their Willingness To Intervene: Does Culture Make A Difference?

Keywords

Abuse; Altruism; Domestic violence; Intervention

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. © 2006 Sage Publications.

Publication Date

11-1-2006

Publication Title

Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology

Volume

37

Issue

6

Number of Pages

761-778

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1177/0022022106292082

Socpus ID

33749619826 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/33749619826

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