title: Adaptation of the Domestic Violence Myth Acceptance Scale to Portuguese and Tests of Its Convergent, Divergent, and Predictive Validities.
abstract: The Domestic Violence Myth Acceptance Scale was adapted to Portuguese (PDVMAS). The PDVMAS displayed reasonable fit indices (Study 1); was positively correlated with right-wing authoritarianism, social dominance orientation, belief in a just world (Study 2), and ambivalent sexism (Study 3); and negatively correlated with empathetic tendencies (Study 4). PDVMAS significantly predicted victim blame and aggressor exoneration in scenarios of coercion (Study 5) and physical assault (Study 6). Victims and non-victims of domestic violence equally endorsed domestic violence myths. Globally, the PDVMAS is a reliable instrument, and domestic violence myths are pervasive and alter the perception of intimate partner violence.
authors.affiliation: 1 University of Algarve, Portugal and Research Centre for Spatial and Organizational Dynamics - CIEO, Faro, Portugal.
authors.forename: Jean-Christophe
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Giger
authors.affiliation: 1 University of Algarve, Portugal and Research Centre for Spatial and Organizational Dynamics - CIEO, Faro, Portugal.
authors.forename: Gabriela
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gonçalves
authors.affiliation: 2 University of Algarve, Faro, Portugal.
authors.forename: Ana Susana
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Almeida
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D019548:Crime Victims / Q000523:psychology; D017579:Domestic Violence / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D012929:Psychological Distance; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012938:Social Perception; D012945:Social Values; D014175:Translating
keywords: Domestic Violence Myth Acceptance Scale; aggressor exoneration; ambivalent sexism; intimate partner violence; social dominance orientation; victim blame