Masculinity ideology and threat to manhood as precursors of violence against women in Turkey

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2019-05-01

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Türkoğlu Demirel, Beril
Cingöz Ulu, Banu

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This study aims to explore the effect of masculinity ideology (MI) and the threat to manhood (TM) on violence against women (VAW) in Turkey by testing two mediational models. The data is collected from a community sample by using quantitative research methods. The first model tests the effect of MI on attitudes towards VAW through TM. A second model employs the data of men in a relationship and tests the effect of MI on the actual perpetration of violence through TM and attitudes towards VAW. Endorsement of MI predicts tolerant attitudes towards VAW through perceived TM. These tolerant attitudes towards VAW, in turn, predict its actual perpetration. We discuss the implications of these results from a social psychological perspective regarding how the broader ideologies of patriarchy and masculinity trickle down to individual level violence towards one’s partner.

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Masculinity ideology, Precarious manhood, Threat, Manhood, Violence against women, Male role norms, Erkeklik ideolojisi, Kırılgan erkeklik, Tehdit, Erkeklik statüsü, Kadına yönelik şiddet, Erkek rol normları

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https://hdl.handle.net/11511/79068

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Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Edebiyat Fakültesi Dergisi

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Department of Psychology, Article

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B. Türkoğlu Demirel and B. Cingöz Ulu, “Masculinity ideology and threat to manhood as precursors of violence against women in Turkey,” Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Edebiyat Fakültesi Dergisi, pp. 175–199, 2019, Accessed: 00, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://hdl.handle.net/11511/79068.