ABSTRACT Most studies dealing with intimate partner violence (IPV) investigate situations where the man is the aggressor. The present study examines the participants’ social perception of IPV and the connection between social perception and the severity of the violent act and its justification when carried out by men against women and vice versa. The research is based on a structured, self-reported anonymous questionnaire answered by 240 participants. The questionnaire examined demographic variables, attitudes toward IPV, the severity of the violent act, and its justification. Findings indicate that violent behavior of women is perceived as more justified than that of men and that men’s violent behavior is perceived as more severe by women than by men, but women’s violent behavior is perceived to be equally severe by men and women. The study raises awareness of the lack of gender boundaries in violence and of gender discrimination against males.

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公众对婚姻关系中女性和男性暴力的看法

摘要 大多数处理亲密伴侣暴力 (IPV) 的研究调查男性是攻击者的情况。本研究调查了参与者对 IPV 的社会认知，以及社会认知与暴力行为的严重性之间的联系，以及男性对女性实施暴力行为的正当性，反之亦然。该研究基于由 240 名参与者回答的结构化、自我报告的匿名问卷。问卷调查了人口统计变量、对 IPV 的态度、暴力行为的严重程度及其理由。调查结果表明，女性的暴力行为被认为比男性更合理，女性认为男性的暴力行为比男性更严重，但男性和女性认为女性的暴力行为同样严重。