Bystanders’ Behavioral Responses to Intimate Partner Violence: The Role of Gender, Culture, and Education

Berkowitz, Ruth; Sowan-Basheer, Wafa; Winstok, Zeev

doi:10.1080/10926771.2022.2146556

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“…La violencia puede manifestarse de formas sutiles, como el acoso verbal y el aislamiento social, o de manera más evidente como peleas físicas o intimidación constante. Reconocer los diferentes tipos de violencia es esencial para abordarlos de manera adecuada y prevenir su propagación (Berkowitz et al, 2023;Tanrikulu, 2018), en este contexto, los profesores juegan un papel crucial en la identificación y prevención de la violencia en la escuela, por cuanto su capacidad para intervenir, educar y fomentar un ambiente de convivencia respetuosa puede marcar una diferencia significativa en la creación de un entorno escolar seguro y propicio para el aprendizaje y el crecimiento de los estudiantes (Salmivalli et al, 2021).…”

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Violencia en el territorio escolar: percepción del profesorado chileno de Educación Física en formación respecto a su preparación académica (Violence in the school territory: perception of Chilean Physical Education teachers in training regarding their academic preparation)

Castillo-Retamal,

Flores-Ferro,

González-Valencia

et al. 2023

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El objetivo de esta investigación fue conocer el nivel de preparación de los futuros profesores de Educación Física frente a la violencia escolar. Este estudio responde a una metodología cuantitativa, no experimental y de corte transversal, donde se recopilaron datos para conocer la impresión de los futuros docentes mediante un cuestionario online a través de la herramienta Google Forms. La muestra estuvo compuesta por 217 estudiantes de último año de la carrera de Pedagogía en Educación Física de ocho instituciones formadoras chilenas. Los resultados indican que los profesores en formación identifican el bullying como un elemento que impacta negativamente en los aprendizajes de los estudiantes (98,6%), por otro lado, un 55,3% indica que no recibió formación específica para afrontar episodios de violencia escolar (VE). A su vez, el 48,4% indica poseer conocimientos sobre VE y el 60% se siente capacitado para identificar tipos de violencia física y verbal. Se concluye que es fundamental que el itinerario formativo tenga presente los conceptos de convivencia y VE para la formación inicial de profesores. Palabras clave: Violencia; Convivencia; Formación; Educación; Estudiantes; Docentes. Abstract. The objective of this research was to know the level of preparation of future Physical Education teachers in the face of school violence. This study responds to a quantitative, non-experimental and cross-sectional methodology, where data was collected to know the impression of future teachers through an online questionnaire through the Google Forms tool. The sample consisted of 217 final-year students of the Pedagogy in Physical Education career from nine Chilean training institutions. The results indicate that teachers in training identify bullying as an element that has a negative impact on student learning (98.6%), on the other hand, 55.3% indicate that they did not receive specific training to deal with episodes of school violence (SV). In turn, 48.4% indicate having knowledge about SV and 60% feel capable of identifying types of physical and verbal violence. It is concluded that it is essential that the training itinerary take into account the concepts of coexistence and school violence for the initial training of teachers. Keywords: Violence; Coexistence; Training; Education; Students; Teachers.

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Violencia en el territorio escolar: percepción del profesorado chileno de Educación Física en formación respecto a su preparación académica (Violence in the school territory: perception of Chilean Physical Education teachers in training regarding their academic preparation)

Castillo-Retamal,

Flores-Ferro,

González-Valencia

et al. 2023

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“…Studies have found that men tend to be more likely to engage in strength-intensive and direct forms of helping, such as physical intervention in public violence (Liebst et al, 2019; van Baak et al, under review), while women are more likely to engage in communal and indirect forms of helping behavior, including consolation of victims in the aftermath of robberies (Lindegaard et al, 2017) and reporting child abuse to a hotline (Hoefnagel & Zwikker, 2007). Previous vignette and survey studies suggest that women report a greater inclination to intervene in IPV compared to men, in particular when considering indirect forms of intervention (e.g., calling the police rather than confronting a perpetrator) (Banyard et al, 2020; Bennett et al, 2017; Berkowitz et al, 2022; Casper et al, 2021; Harris & Cook, 1994; Katz & Nguyen, 2016; Sylaska & Walters, 2014; West & Wandrei, 2002). In addition, women tend to perceive IPV as more severe, attribute greater responsibility to the perpetrator, and recognize risky situations earlier compared to men (Casper et al, 2021; Hamby & Jackson, 2010; Harris & Cook, 1994; Gracia et al, 2009; Kuijpers et al, 2021).…”

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“…Previous scenario-based studies found that bystanders indicated variation in their reasons to intervene in IPV depending on the nature of the relationship between partners. In IPV perpetrated asymmetrically by a man offender against a woman victim, bystanders expressed more willingness to intervene compared to situations involving mutual violence in symmetrical abusive relationships (Berkowitz et al, 2022; Walker et al, 2021). Importantly, the extent to which violence is perceived as legitimate or illegitimate depends on its context (Rayn, 2018).…”

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“…As it was beyond the scope of the current study to analyze why bystanders choose to report anonymously, future research should aim to uncover bystanders’ reasoning for doing so. Additionally, analyzing potential gender differences in anonymous reporting of IPV would be informative, given women’s tendency to use indirect forms of intervention in IPV (Berkowitz et al, 2022; West & Wandrei, 2002).…”

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Why Do Bystanders Report Intimate Partner Violence? Insights into Real-Life Reasoning from Those Who Actually Intervened

van Baak,

Eichelsheim,

Weenink

et al. 2024

J Interpers Violence

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As intimate partner violence (IPV) often remains unknown to police, bystanders can play a crucial role in prevention and further escalation of IPV. However, little is known about what brings them into action by reporting incidents of IPV to authorities. As such, we use statements of bystanders who filed reports about IPV incidents to an official domestic violence agency in the Netherlands ( N = 78), to investigate the reasoning and motivations for reporting their suspicions. Results show that the reasons for bystanders to report IPV differ depending on the relational dynamics between partners. In situations perceived as intimate terrorism, involving a hierarchical abusive relationship between a man offender and a woman victim, bystanders primarily reported when previous helping initiatives proved inefficient, and they did so to prevent further harm, often particularly in relation to the woman victim. In situations perceived as situational couple violence, involving a symmetrical abusive relationship, bystanders primarily reported when escalation appeared, and they did so to prevent further harm to involved children. We conclude that bystanders report IPV incidents when the need for help is clear, and their motivation for acting concerns the well-being of victims. Our findings add to the growing body of evidence about real-life bystander intervention in emergencies and highlight the need for understanding intervention as context-specific in order to design effective intervention initiatives.

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Antecedents, Characteristics, and Dynamics of IPV in the Israeli Jewish Ultra-Orthodox Community: A Cultural Exploration

Lipinsky,

Goldner

2024

J Fam Viol

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Purpose This qualitative study explored Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) in the Israeli Jewish Ultra-Orthodox (JUO) community to better understand the cultural and religious risk factors and features underlying IPV in this under-researched sector. Method Semi-structured interviews implementing the Clinical Ethnographic Narrative Interviews approach were conducted with 15 JUO women currently living with or separated/divorced from their abusive partners who were victims of IPV. The interviews were analyzed using the Interpretive Phenomenological approach. Results Two key themes emerged from the analysis. The first theme involves the normalization and exacerbation of violence due to specific religious and societal norms that perpetuate silence and stigma. Factors such as early marriage, religious beliefs about the sanctity of marriage, disadvantaged childhood experiences, and distorted religious justifications contributed to the victims’ vulnerability and hindered their ability to seek help. The second theme is related to the specific features of the abuse. It covers a range of tactics employed by husbands, including financial oppression, social isolation, physical violence, and manipulation during pregnancy, all based on and justified by distorted religious concepts. Conclusions Though aspects of intergenerational abuse and control tactics to aggravate violence are common universal strategies in IPV, the findings here underscore the interplay between religious practices and societal expectations within the JUO community that contribute to the perpetration and perpetuation of IPV. These findings contribute to a better understanding of IPV in religious and traditional contexts and highlight the importance of tailoring interventions to address the needs of specific collectivistic and religious-based societies.

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Bystanders’ Behavioral Responses to Intimate Partner Violence: The Role of Gender, Culture, and Education

Cited by 5 publications

References 49 publications

Violencia en el territorio escolar: percepción del profesorado chileno de Educación Física en formación respecto a su preparación académica (Violence in the school territory: perception of Chilean Physical Education teachers in training regarding their academic preparation)

Violencia en el territorio escolar: percepción del profesorado chileno de Educación Física en formación respecto a su preparación académica (Violence in the school territory: perception of Chilean Physical Education teachers in training regarding their academic preparation)

Why Do Bystanders Report Intimate Partner Violence? Insights into Real-Life Reasoning from Those Who Actually Intervened

Antecedents, Characteristics, and Dynamics of IPV in the Israeli Jewish Ultra-Orthodox Community: A Cultural Exploration

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