Department of Sociology, The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan.
Br J Sociol. 2022 Jun;73(3):587-606. doi: 10.1111/1468-4446.12946. Epub 2022 May 28.
In Jordan, premarital romantic relationships are still socially unacceptable as they contradict traditional values and norms. Although previous studies have examined cyber dating abuse (CDA), few have utilized an exploratory qualitative design to clarify male abusers' perceptions of their motivations, particularly in Arabic and clan environments. Therefore, this study conducted a thematic qualitative analysis of 47 male university students aged 19-26 and asked about their experiences and beliefs regarding their engagement in CDA against female romantic partners via social media (WhatsApp, Facebook) and mobile phone. Two themes were identified: (1) contexts and motivations for male perpetration of CDA (2) consequences of CDA for the male perpetrators. The results revealed that control and direct aggression and sexual behaviors are common practices among male perpetrators; gender identity and male entitlement are related factors, enabling and normalizing male abusive behavior. Women, taught to be submissive by Jordanian society, are unable to defend themselves. Hence, CDA also predicts offline intimate partner violence-related behaviors. Moreover, the main motives for CDA from the perspective of male perpetrators are anger, jealousy, revenge, abandonment, feeling betrayed by female partners, earning money, sexual exploitation, and incitement by another woman. The results suggest that engaging in CDA behaviors can negatively impact perpetrators' physical and psychological health as well as their social and academic behaviors. These results confirm that efforts to reduce CDA that may lead to domestic violence against women must address the social pressures and context of violence, including masculinity and patriarchal domination.
在约旦，婚前浪漫关系仍然是社会所不能接受的，因为它们与传统价值观和规范相矛盾。尽管之前的研究已经考察了网络约会暴力（CDA），但很少有研究采用探索性的定性设计来澄清男性施虐者对其动机的看法，特别是在阿拉伯语和部落环境中。因此，本研究对 47 名年龄在 19-26 岁的男性大学生进行了主题式定性分析，并询问了他们在社交媒体（WhatsApp、Facebook）和手机上对与女性浪漫伴侣进行 CDA 的经历和信念。确定了两个主题：（1）男性实施 CDA 的背景和动机；（2）CDA 对男性施虐者的后果。研究结果表明，控制和直接攻击以及性行为是男性施虐者的常见行为；性别认同和男性特权是相关因素，使男性虐待行为得以实施和正常化。约旦社会教导女性要顺从，因此无法为自己辩护。因此，CDA 也预示着线下亲密伴侣暴力相关行为。此外，从男性施虐者的角度来看，CDA 的主要动机是愤怒、嫉妒、报复、被女性伴侣抛弃、被女性伴侣背叛的感觉、赚钱、性剥削和另一个女人的煽动。研究结果表明，从事 CDA 行为可能会对施虐者的身心健康以及他们的社会和学术行为产生负面影响。这些结果证实，为了减少可能导致针对妇女的家庭暴力的 CDA，必须解决包括男子气概和父权统治在内的社会压力和暴力背景。
