Aix Marseille Univ, LPS, Aix-en-Provence, France.
University of Algarve, Portugal.
J Interpers Violence. 2021 Jul;36(13-14):6351-6368. doi: 10.1177/0886260518818427. Epub 2018 Dec 17.
Romantic love in heterosexual relationships is recognized as an important aspect to be considered in relation to the psychosocial mechanisms associated with the persistence of intimate partner violence and the help-seeking barriers faced by female victims. However, few studies have explored the processes underlying the relationship between this form of love and attitudes toward this kind of violence. To do this, the current study aims to analyze the relationship between the adherence to romantic love and the legitimization of intimate partner violence (i.e., perceived severity of violence, victim blame, and exoneration of the perpetrator). It was also to test the mediating effect of patriarchal ideologies (i.e., ambivalent sexism and domestic violence myths) on this relationship. Two hundred thirty-five French adults (51.1% women) were surveyed. The data were analyzed with structural equation models to study the mediations between the variables considered. Consistent with our hypotheses, the results showed that the more the participants adhered to romantic love, the more they blamed the victim and exonerated the perpetrator. They also showed a positive link between romantic love, ambivalent sexism, and domestic violence myths. Finally, the results demonstrated that the relationship between romantic love and the legitimization of violence is mediatized by ambivalent sexism and domestic violence myths. The findings illustrate the need to deconstruct romantic love ideology and the psychosocial logics underlying the legitimization of intimate partner violence.
异性恋关系中的浪漫爱情被认为是与亲密伴侣暴力持续存在相关的心理社会机制以及女性受害者寻求帮助的障碍有关的一个重要方面。然而，很少有研究探讨这种爱情形式与对这种暴力的态度之间的关系背后的过程。为此，本研究旨在分析浪漫爱情的坚持与亲密伴侣暴力的合法化（即暴力严重程度的感知、受害者指责和对施害者的开脱）之间的关系。还测试了父权意识形态（即矛盾性别歧视和家庭暴力神话）对这种关系的中介作用。对 235 名法国成年人（51.1%为女性）进行了调查。使用结构方程模型分析数据以研究所考虑变量之间的中介作用。与我们的假设一致，结果表明，参与者越坚持浪漫爱情，他们对受害者的指责和对施害者的开脱就越多。他们还显示出浪漫爱情、矛盾性别歧视和家庭暴力神话之间存在正相关关系。最后，结果表明，浪漫爱情与暴力合法化之间的关系受到矛盾性别歧视和家庭暴力神话的中介。研究结果表明，需要解构浪漫爱情意识形态和亲密伴侣暴力合法化的心理社会逻辑。
