What would your neighbor do? An experimental approach to the study of informal social control of intimate partner violence in South Korea

Emery, Clifton R.; Yang, Hye‐Jeong; Kim, Oksoo; Arenas, Carmen; Astray, Andrés Arias

doi:10.1002/jcop.21882

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“…Likewise, the findings suggest that informal social control may not be of benefit in primary prevention of physical abuse (preventing parents who have never abused from becoming abusers). However, the significant finding for hypothesis 2 replicates the findings of Emery et al (2017) and does suggest support for the argument that notification of the presence of informal social control can function as an accusation, with the attendant consequences documented in the forensic psychology literature (Bensley et al 2004;Brinke and Porter 2012). When the accusation implicit in informal social control is founded (when the participant has in fact perpetrated child abuse), participants reacted in a way consistent with the predictions of informal social control theory.…”

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confidence: 59%

“…Using a random sample of married men from Seoul, South Korea, they manipulated the men's perceptions of the likelihood of informal social control by neighbors, randomly assigning the men to high or low informal social control conditions. Somewhat counter-intuitively, Emery et al (2017) found that although high informal social control appears to have the expected effect for those who have perpetrated family violence in the past year, there is no deterrent effect on self-estimated likelihood of IPV perpetration for the nonperpetrating part of the sample. Using random samples of parents from the populations of Seoul, South Korea and Novosibirsk, Russia, we randomly assigned parents to high or low informal social control conditions.…”

Section: Informal Social Control Of Child Maltreatment: Isc_cmmentioning

confidence: 92%

“…In order to remedy the problems associated with non-experimental approaches, Emery et al (2017) developed an experimental vignette approach to study the effect of informal social control on intimate partner violence. Using a random sample of married men from Seoul, South Korea, they manipulated the men's perceptions of the likelihood of informal social control by neighbors, randomly assigning the men to high or low informal social control conditions.…”

Section: Informal Social Control Of Child Maltreatment: Isc_cmmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Does Informal Social Control Deter Child Abuse? A Comparative Study of Koreans and Russians

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Eremina

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Int. Journal on Child Malt.

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Evidence that informal social control by neighbors is negatively associated with child maltreatment is increasing, but extant studies are almost entirely cross-sectional and observational. We developed an experimental protocol for this vignette study to assess the effect of perceived informal social control on self-estimated probability of physical child abuse. Probability proportional to size cluster sampling of neighborhoods was used to obtain an experimental sample of 100 fathers from Seoul and 102 parents from Novosibirsk. In the experimental protocol, participants were told that the informal social control of child maltreatment scale was the most important scale, and that they had hence been given an example of the form "filled out by a neighbor." Participants were randomly assigned to high or low social control by neighbors, provided the questionnaire, and were debriefed afterwards. Random effects regression models found a significant interaction between the treatment and perpetrator status in Seoul. Informal social control appears to have the desired deterrent effect on those who have perpetrated abuse. However, consistent with forensic research on those who are incorrectly accused of crime, results for non-perpetrators did not conform to this pattern.

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Does Informal Social Control Deter Child Abuse? A Comparative Study of Koreans and Russians

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“…They illuminate how friends may react in today’s climate of domestic violence awareness, demonstrating that ingroup bias may not be as influential as previously thought. Friends of offenders may be in a unique position to recognize their friend’s violence, offer support for behavioral change, and potentially reduce reoccurrence of violent offending (Banyard, 2011; Emery et al, 2016). It is important that friends actively voice disapproval and address IPV behaviors to avoid inferring acceptance and normalization of the violent behavior (McMahon & Banyard, 2012).…”

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“…While perpetrators of IPV are unlikely to seek professional help to address their behavior, their close social supports including friends and family may be aware of the situation (Ashley & Foshee, 2005; Emery, Wu, Kim, Pyun, & Chin, 2017). Studies have suggested that informal social control by family members may be a protective factor in reducing severity of IPV, and that perceived neighborhood social control reduces the likelihood that a perpetrator will respond to a relationship problem with violence (Emery et al, 2017; Emery, Yang, Kim, Arenas, & Astray, 2016).…”

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Violence Next Door: The Influence of Friendship With Perpetrators on Responses to Intimate Partner Violence

Mead

Kelty

2018

J Interpers Violence

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Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a prevalent problem worldwide. Friends of perpetrators may be in a unique position to support or affect change. However, little is known about the influence of friendship with a perpetrator on responses to IPV. Social identity theory describes an ingroup bias whereby ingroup perpetrators of violence are viewed as less personally responsible than outgroup perpetrators. This bias has been consistently found for impersonal ingroup relationships, but there is limited research in relation to friends of perpetrators. Drawing on social psychological theories, this study aimed to explore the impact of friendship with a perpetrator on responses to IPV-specifically, on attributions of causality and social rejection. A fictional vignette depicting IPV perpetrated by either a friend or a stranger was presented to 174 university students, who then completed a questionnaire on attributions and social rejection. Results indicated that participants attributed high blame to the perpetrator regardless of their relationship, but friends of the perpetrator were significantly more likely than strangers to attribute the cause of the violence to external factors. Friends of perpetrators were likely to continue the friendship, though social rejection was significantly more likely when the perpetrator was attributed high blame and internal causality. Ingroup bias was not consistently present across all outcomes, demonstrating the complexity of social relationships and IPV. The findings suggest expectancy based on past behavior may influence attributions for violence in existing relationships. The combination of high blame, external attributions, and low social rejection was discussed in relation to opportunities for friends to intervene to prevent IPV. The multifaceted influence of friendship on responses to IPV perpetration suggests the need to consider relationship factors when designing violence prevention campaigns and bystander intervention programs.

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Legitimacy, incipience, and perception of informal social control of intimate partner violence: Experiment on a Korean parent sample

Emery

Abdullah

2022

Journal Community Psychology

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Evidence from a growing research literature on the causes and effects of informal social control (ISC) and bystander interventions carried out by nonprofessionals against intimate partner violence (IPV) shows anomalies and unexplained counterintuitive findings. This study employs a new experimental vignette design to examine the hypothesis: high bystander legitimacy (in the eyes of potential perpetrators) will moderate the effects of (1) incipient ISC and (2) perceived ISC, on parent's self‐estimated likelihood of perpetrating IPV. The data consist of 210 rural Korean parents randomly drawn from Kyunggi province using a three‐stage cluster probability proportional to size approach. Parents were randomly assigned to low and high incipient ISC, perceived ISC, and collective legitimacy conditions, following a 2 × 2 × 2 experimental vignette approach. Hypotheses were tested using regression models with standard errors corrected for district clusters. Incipient ISC was associated with significantly less self‐estimated likelihood of perpetrating IPV. An interaction between high bystander legitimacy and incipient ISC was negative (B = −8.88, p < 0.01). The interaction between perceived ISC and legitimacy was not significant. However, the interaction between perceived ISC and female gender was positively associated with self‐estimated likelihood of perpetrating IPV (B = 8.61, p < 0.05). The findings suggest that the presence of a legitimate bystander (whom the potential perpetrator believes has a legitimate right to be concerned about his or her family) may deter parents from perpetrating IPV. Programs to boost ISC and bystander intervention should include modules that strengthen collective legitimacy.

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What would your neighbor do? An experimental approach to the study of informal social control of intimate partner violence in South Korea

Cited by 13 publications

References 44 publications

Does Informal Social Control Deter Child Abuse? A Comparative Study of Koreans and Russians

Does Informal Social Control Deter Child Abuse? A Comparative Study of Koreans and Russians

Violence Next Door: The Influence of Friendship With Perpetrators on Responses to Intimate Partner Violence

Legitimacy, incipience, and perception of informal social control of intimate partner violence: Experiment on a Korean parent sample

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