Attitudes of Turkish Men Toward Wife Beating: A Study from Bursa, Turkey

Özçakır, Alis; Bayram, Nuran; Ergin, Nilufer; Selimoğlu, Kerem; Bilgel, Nazan

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“…Those norms have had a strong impact on relations between husbands and wives (Sakalli, 2001), as reflected in the following popular saying: "After all, he's your husband-he can both love you and beat you." Ozcakir, Bayram, Ergin, Selimoglu, and Bilgel (2008) found that 17.9% of the men in Turkey thought that they had the right to beat their wives. Some studies have shown that the prevailing patriarchal culture in Turkey may lead to an increase in the tolerance of the abuse of women (Haj-Yahia & Uysal, 2008;Ozcakir et al, 2008).…”

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Toward an Integrative Theoretical Framework for Explaining Beliefs About Wife Beating: A Study Among Students of Nursing From Turkey

Haj‐Yahia

Uysal

2010

J Interpers Violence

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An integrative theoretical framework was tested as the basis for explaining beliefs about wife beating among Turkish nursing students. Based on a survey design, 406 nursing students (404 females) in all 4 years of undergraduate studies completed a self-administered questionnaire. Questionnaires were distributed and collected from the participants during their attendance of core courses. The results revealed that between 8% and 27% of the students expressed some level of willingness to justify wife beating, between 8% and 11% showed a tendency to believe that battered women benefit from beating, and between 10% and about 29% indicated that battered women are responsible for their beating. However, more than 88% of the students expressed willingness to help battered women, more than 63% of them indicated that violent husbands are responsible for their behavior, and about 28% or more showed a tendency to support punishing violent husbands. The results also indicated that significant amounts of the variance in the students' beliefs about wife beating can be attributed to their patriarchal ideology, to their exposure to family violence during childhood and adolescence, and to their traumatic symptoms. The article concludes with a discussion of the implications of the results for future research on the topic. Emphasis is placed on developing a more integrative theoretical approach for explaining beliefs about wife beating, and on the professional socialization of nursing students.

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Toward an Integrative Theoretical Framework for Explaining Beliefs About Wife Beating: A Study Among Students of Nursing From Turkey

Haj‐Yahia

Uysal

2010

J Interpers Violence

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“…In some stu di es on do mes tic ma ri tal vi o len ce among Tur kish wo men, men's alco hol in ta ke was fo und as an im por tant fac tor for wi fe abu se. [16][17][18] Alt ho ugh fa mily in co me was not fo und as a pre dic tor of fa mily vi o len ce, the re sults men ti o ned abo ve are highly con sis tent with Far ring ston's fa mily stress the ory and Al len and Stra us' fa mily re sour ces the ory abo ut the ca u ses of fa mily vi o len ce. 19,20 Ge ne rally spe a king, the ma in pre mi se sha red by the se two the o ri es is that lack of re so ur ces in the family is one of the ma in trig gers of fa mily stress, and that the com bi na ti on of the se fac tors may be a signi fi cant pre dic tor of fa mily vi o len ce be si des cul tural tra di ti ons.…”

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Exposure to Violence and Its Sociodemographic Correlates in a Sample of Turkish Adolescents in Samsun City Center

Sünter¹,

Canbaz²,

Dündar³

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Turkiye Klinikleri J Med Sci

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A AB BS S T TR RA AC CT T O Ob bj je ec ct ti iv ve e: : The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and forms of violence in the family and in the community against adolescents living in Samsun city center, and perpetrators as perceived by adolescents, the determinants of violence, the consequences and the coping mechanisms that adolescents adopt. M Ma at te er ri ia al l a an nd d M Me et th ho od ds s: : A cross-sectional study was conducted between September 15 and October 15, 2005, in high school students in Samsun city center. The study sample comprised of 1415 randomly selected 9th through 11th grade students attending 10 randomly selected high schools. A self-report survey questionnaire, prepared by the researchers was administered in the classroom in the presence of the guidance counselor and classroom teacher. R Re es su ul lt ts s: : The prevalence of exposure to violence in the family and in the community was found as 5.9% and 4.1%, respectively. The students living in a nuclear family reported the lowest ratio of exposure to violence (5.2%). Illiterate, alcohol using and conflicting parents and unemployed fathers were more likely than the others to apply violence towards their children. Of the participants, 44.6% reported that the perpetrators of the violence in the family were their fathers. In logistic regression analysis, male gender, single parent family type, illiterate, unemployed and alcohol using father and marital conflict between parents were found to be the risk factors for exposure to both domestic and community violence. C Co on nc cl lu us si io on n: : To initiate educational activities such as workshops, seminars, and conferences may increase awareness of different patterns of violence in the family and in the community, as well as the risks and consequences of such violence.K Ke ey y W Wo or rd ds s: : Adolescent; violence; family Ö ÖZ ZE ET T A Am ma aç ç: : Bu çalışmada Samsun il merkezinde yaşayan adolesanların aile içinde ve toplumda maruz kaldıkları şiddetin sıklığı ve türlerini, şiddeti uygulayanların kim olduğunu, şiddetin belirleyicilerini, sonuçlarını ve adolesanların şiddetle mücadele mekanizmalarını belirlemek amaç-lanmıştır. G Ge er re eç ç v ve e Y Yö ön nt te em ml le er r: : Kesitsel tipteki bu çalışma 15 Eylül-15 Ekim 2005 tarihleri arasında, Samsun il merkezindeki lise öğrencilerinde gerçekleştirilmiştir. Çalışma grubunu rasgele seçilen 10 liseye devam eden 9.-11. sınıflardaki öğrencilerden rasgele seçilen 1415'i oluşturmuştur. Katılımc-ılardan araştırmacılar tarafından hazırlanan anket formlarını rehber öğretmenleri ve sınıf öğret-menleri gözetiminde doldurmaları istenmiştir. B Bu ul lg gu ul la ar r: : Aile içinde ve toplumda şiddete maruziyet sıklığı sırasıyla %5.9 ve %4.1 olarak bulunmuştur. En düşük şiddete maruziyet sıklığının çekirdek aileye sahip öğrencilerde (%5.2) olduğu saptanmıştır. Şiddeti en çok okur yazarlığı olmayan, alkol kullanan ve geçimsizlik yaşayan ebeveynler ile işsiz babalar uygulamaktaydı. Katılımcıların %44.6'sı aile içinde şiddet...

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“…However, especially in economically disadvantaged families and families with parents who have limited education, there is a tendency for fathers to maintain traditional highly authoritarian relationships with their wives and their teenaged and adult children. Fathers use severe corporal punishment for youth and physically abuse their wives (Deveci, Acik, & Ayar, 2008;duRivage et al, 2015;Ozcakir, Bayram, Ergin, Selimoglu, & Bilgel, 2008;Tokuç, Ekuklu, & Avcioğlu, 2010). The prevalence and acceptance of the father's physical violence against youth and wives is especially high in lower classes, in some ethnic groups, in families with unemployed fathers, and in some disadvantaged neighbourhoods that are also called squatter areas (Deveci et al, 2008;duRivage et al, 2015;Kocacık, Kutlar, & Erselcan, 2007;Ozcakir et al, 2008;Tokuc et al, 2010).…”

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“…Fathers use severe corporal punishment for youth and physically abuse their wives (Deveci, Acik, & Ayar, 2008;duRivage et al, 2015;Ozcakir, Bayram, Ergin, Selimoglu, & Bilgel, 2008;Tokuç, Ekuklu, & Avcioğlu, 2010). The prevalence and acceptance of the father's physical violence against youth and wives is especially high in lower classes, in some ethnic groups, in families with unemployed fathers, and in some disadvantaged neighbourhoods that are also called squatter areas (Deveci et al, 2008;duRivage et al, 2015;Kocacık, Kutlar, & Erselcan, 2007;Ozcakir et al, 2008;Tokuc et al, 2010). Yet, even some well-educated individuals feel that in some situations wife abuse is justified (HajYahia & Uysal, 2008;Ozcakir et al, 2008;Sakalli, 2001).…”

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“…The prevalence and acceptance of the father's physical violence against youth and wives is especially high in lower classes, in some ethnic groups, in families with unemployed fathers, and in some disadvantaged neighbourhoods that are also called squatter areas (Deveci et al, 2008;duRivage et al, 2015;Kocacık, Kutlar, & Erselcan, 2007;Ozcakir et al, 2008;Tokuc et al, 2010). Yet, even some well-educated individuals feel that in some situations wife abuse is justified (HajYahia & Uysal, 2008;Ozcakir et al, 2008;Sakalli, 2001). Additionally, there is some evidence of a tendency for Turkish mothers to be seen by their sons as less powerful as the sons move through adolescence, whereas fathers and sons do not decrease in the power associated with them (Schönpflug, 2001).…”

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Attitudes of Turkish Men Toward Wife Beating: A Study from Bursa, Turkey

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Toward an Integrative Theoretical Framework for Explaining Beliefs About Wife Beating: A Study Among Students of Nursing From Turkey

Toward an Integrative Theoretical Framework for Explaining Beliefs About Wife Beating: A Study Among Students of Nursing From Turkey

Exposure to Violence and Its Sociodemographic Correlates in a Sample of Turkish Adolescents in Samsun City Center

Social context, family process, and Turkish boys’ pathway to incarceration: an application of the age-graded theory of informal social control

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