The Dynamics of Power

Social Networks of Intimate Partner Violence Perpetrators

“…Relational ties, the types of affiliations between two people are also described, as is the process of influence, the process by which individuals' attitudes or behavior impact those of others (Lippitt, Polansky & Rosen, 1952). The impact of one person's influence on another is tempered by their relationship quality, or the extent to which the individual on the receiving end of the influence behavior is satisfied with their relationship with the person exerting the influence (Priester & Petty, 2001;Terry & Hogg, 1996).…”

“…Influence may occur through direct communication with another person about a particular attitude, belief, or behavior, or through contributions to social networks' norms by embodying relevant attitudes, beliefs, or behaviors. Direct influence is a process in which an individual engages in a behavior with the objective of affecting another person's behavior (Lippitt, Polansky & Rosen, 1952). Direct influence includes having explicit conversations about attitudes or behaviors which one network member desires to modify in the other.…”

“…Influence may occur through behavioral contagion, by which individuals spontaneously pick-up and mimic the behaviors of other actors who have no intention of creating any change in anyone else (Lippitt, Polansky & Rosen, 1952). In ambiguous situations, individuals rely on social norms, comparing their attitudes and behaviors to those of others' around them to determine whether their own attitudes and beliefs are appropriate and normative (Erickson, 1988;Marsden & Friedkin, 1993).…”

“…Influence is the impact of individuals' attitudes or behavior on the attitude or behavior of others (Lippitt, Polansky & Rosen, 1952), which may occur through direct communication about those attitudes or behaviors, or through the implications of social norms within networks (Lippitt, Polansky & Rosen, 1952;Marsden & Friedkin, 1993).…”

“…The nature of parent-child relationships may make participants' children more prone to their influence than any other network member, suggesting that this statistical trend is a result of participants' successful influence over their children. Influence is the impact of individuals' attitudes or behavior on the attitude or behavior of others (Lippitt, Polansky & Rosen, 1952), which may occur through direct communication about those attitudes or behaviors, or through the implications of social norms within networks (Lippitt, Polansky & Rosen, 1952;Marsden & Friedkin, 1993). In summary, the primary implication for BIP practice is that these programs may have an influence that extends beyond their participants to the members of their participants' communities.…”