title: The functions of gender role traditionality, ambivalent sexism, injury, and frequency of assault on domestic violence perception: a study between Japanese and American college students.
abstract: This study examined the mediating influence of gender-role traditionality (GRT), ambivalent sexism, and victim injury and frequency of assault on domestic violence (DV) perception differences between Japanese and American college students. As predicted, Japanese tended to minimize, blame, and excuse DV more than did Americans, and these national differences were mediated by GRT. Participants viewed the DV incident more seriously when the victim presented injury or when the incident had occurred frequently. Those high in benevolent and hostile sexism were more likely to minimize DV, whereas those high only in benevolent sexism were more likely to blame the victim.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Brigham Young University (BYU), Provo, UT, USA
authors.forename: Niwako
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Yamawaki
authors.forename: Joseph
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ostenson
authors.forename: C Ryan
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Brown
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D044466:Asian People / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D019548:Crime Victims / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D007564:Japan; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011287:Prejudice; D012938:Social Perception; D012945:Social Values / Q000208:ethnology*; D013179:Spouse Abuse / Q000208:ethnology*; D013240:Stereotyping; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology; D014481:United States; D019366:Western World; D055815:Young Adult