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JOURNAL OF FAMILY VIOLENCE
Volume 16, Issue 2, Pages 205-218Publisher
KLUWER ACADEMIC/PLENUM PUBL
DOI: 10.1023/A:1011115104282
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violence; attitudes; intergenerational transmission; subculture
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Drawing on intergenerational transmission and cultural (attitudinal) theories, this study examines the extent to which attitudes help explain (I) the relationship between experiencing violence while growing up and subsequent violence against one's children and spouse, and (2) demographic differences in violence. Structural equation modeling techniques are used to examine data from a representative sample of the general population and a sample of ex-offenders. The findings indicate that experiencing violence while growing lip is related to favorable attitudes towards violence against spouses. The experience of violence while growing up and attitudes ave related to violence against both children and spouses. The relationship between experiencing violence while growing rtp and engaging in violence against spouses is mediated by attitudes. The results also suggest that men and nonwhites are more approving of violence towards spouses. However, attitudes do not account for demographic differences in violence against children and spouses.
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