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Gender-equitable attitudes, bystander behavior, and recent abuse perpetration against heterosexual dating partners of male high school athletes

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  • McCauley, H.L.
  • Tancredi, D.J.
  • Silverman, J.G.
  • Decker, M.R.
  • Austin, S.B.
  • McCormick, M.C.
  • Virata, M.C.
  • Miller, E.

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Objectives. We assessed the relationship between gender attitudes, identified as a critical component of violence prevention, and abuse toward dating partners among adolescent male athletes. Methods. Our sample comprised 1699 athletes from 16 high schools in northern California who were surveyed between December 2009 and October 2010 in the larger Coaching Boys Into Men trial. We used logistic regression to assess the association between gender-equitable attitudes, bystander behavior, and recent abuse incidents. Results. Athletes with more gender-equitable attitudes and greater intention to intervene were less likely (adjusted odds ratio [AOR] = 0.36; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.28, 0.46; and AOR = 0.60; 95% CI = 0.48, 0.75, respectively) and athletes who engaged in negative bystander behavior were more likely (AOR = 1.22, 95% CI = 1.10, 1.35) to perpetrate abuse against their female dating partners. Conclusions. Despite the shift among bystander intervention programs toward gender neutrality, our findings suggest a strong association between gender attitudes and dating violence. Programs designed for adolescents should include discussion of gender attitudes and target bystander behavior, because these components may operate on related but distinct pathways to reduce abuse.

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  • McCauley, H.L. & Tancredi, D.J. & Silverman, J.G. & Decker, M.R. & Austin, S.B. & McCormick, M.C. & Virata, M.C. & Miller, E., 2013. "Gender-equitable attitudes, bystander behavior, and recent abuse perpetration against heterosexual dating partners of male high school athletes," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 103(10), pages 1882-1887.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:10.2105/ajph.2013.301443_4
    DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2013.301443
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    1. Immacolata Di Napoli & Fortuna Procentese & Stefania Carnevale & Ciro Esposito & Caterina Arcidiacono, 2019. "Ending Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) and Locating Men at Stake: An Ecological Approach," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(9), pages 1-18, May.
    2. Paola Ilabaca Baeza & José Manuel Gaete Fiscella & Fuad Hatibovic Díaz & Helena Roman Alonso, 2022. "Social, Economic and Human Capital: Risk or Protective Factors in Sexual Violence?," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(2), pages 1-21, January.

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