Neighborhood bystander intervention in intimate partner abuse: The role of social cohesion

Abstract

This study examines the relationships among individual beliefs about intimate partner abuse (IPA), attitudes about IPA reporting, social cohesion, and the intention of intervening in neighborhood IPA. Data for this study come from a larger cross‐sectional, community‐based study in which participants (N = 1,626) were surveyed face to face using stratified random sampling in targeted communities in a Mountain West state (i.e., drop‐off, pick‐up method) and online using social media outreach in targeted communities. Linear regression results indicated that participants were less likely to intervene in IPA situations in their neighborhood if they held beliefs about the private nature of IPA or feared retaliation. Additionally, social cohesion was positively associated with participants’ intention of intervening in IPA situations in their neighborhood. Our findings suggest potential avenues for community intervention that attempt to build communitywide beliefs that IPA is a community‐level concern and one that demands attention from the entire community.

Household characteristics of persons with complex care needs in the community: A preliminary study

“…Furthermore, family dysfunction was a common factor of domestic violence and abuse (Chan et al, 2019;Kageyama et al, 2018;Lino et al, 2019). Despite these issues being thought of as taboo (Simone et al, 2016), a multidisciplinary team approach, social capital factors and community participation were mediating factors for domestic violence and abuse (Cao & Maguire-Jack, 2016;Isumi et al, 2018;Koga et al, 2020;Lucero et al, 2019;Pillemer et al, 2016). Additionally, a previous study showed that community-based approaches enhanced social cohesion in the neighbourhood (Shen et al, 2017).…”

The Traveling Public as a Witness: Understanding Travelers’ Intent to Report Signals of Child Sexual Exploitation Abroad

“…Similarly, those studies using knowledge as a proxy observed that greater knowledge about sexual violence positively relates to bystander behavior and willingness to engage in bystander behavior (Banyard, 2008); a result replicated in Banyard et al (2014) for awareness of the problem and high intent to help. Likewise, people with more accurate beliefs about what constitutes intimate partner assault reported being more likely to intervene in these situations (Lucero et al, 2019).…”

“…However, little is known about the factors that could hinder or promote travelers' inclination to report to such an initiative. Although ample literature exists on crime reporting behavior by third parties (e.g., Aiello, 2019;Galvin & Safer-Lichtenstein, 2018;Hart & Rennison, 2003;Linning & Barnes, 2022;Nicksa, 2014), covering crime types such as intimate partner violence (e.g., Cismaru et al, 2010;Felson & Pare, 2005;Lucero et al, 2019), child abuse (e.g., Christy & Voigt, 1994;Hoefnagels & Zwikker, 2001), assault (e.g., Felson et al, 1999), and shoplifting (e.g., Bickman & Rosenbaum, 1977;Bickman & Helwig, 1979), no previous study has investigated if and how the results from these studies can be applied to SECTT specifically. This article seeks to address this knowledge gap by investigating what affects the intent of travelers from five European countries to report SECTT.…”

Men Tackling Isolating Gender Violence to Fight against Sexual Harassment

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