Abstract
The study regards attitudes of Russian immigrants in Israel toward wife abuse and corporal punishment. The sample consisted of 1,028 participants, based on a multistage cluster sampling. The study used a questionnaire related to immigration, acculturation, and attitudinal issues. The findings indicate a dual-causal model, in which corporal punishment attitudes contribute to wife abuse attitudes and vice versa. However, the effect of attitudes supporting corporal punishment was stronger than the effect of wife abuse attitudes, indicating that the attitudinal system as a precursor of violent behavior is already merging the two types of violence.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1326-1342 |
Number of pages | 17 |
Journal | Violence Against Women |
Volume | 22 |
Issue number | 11 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1 Oct 2016 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© The Author(s) 2016.
Keywords
- attitudes
- immigration
- physical punishment
- wife abuse
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Gender Studies
- Sociology and Political Science
- Law