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Purpose <p>Gendered models of abuse construct Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) as unilaterally perpetrated by men towards women. Despite an evolving evidence base challenging this conceptualization, previous research indicates a gendered stereotype prevails, influencing public perceptions of IPV. However, much of this research has used an explicit design to explore perceptions of IPV. The current qualitative study uses an innovative method of data collection: a Story Completion task, to explore implicit perceptions of IPV.</p> Method <p>35 participants were presented with a story stem (the opening sentence of a hypothetical scenario) and asked to complete it. The ensuing stories were analyzed inductively using reflexive Thematic Analysis from a social constructionist perspective.</p> Results <p>Three themes were generated from across the dataset: Social Dynamics: Roles and Ripples, concerning who is involved in incidents of IPV and how they are affected; ‘An Incident’: That’s Not Their Norm, demonstrating participants’ understandings of what IPV constitutes in terms of conduct and frequency; and Blurred Boundaries, regarding the influence of social norms on people’s behavior following an incident of IPV.</p> Conclusions <p>Overall, results indicate participants drew on heteronormative and gendered assumptions to make sense of IPV, supporting the notion of a dominant IPV stereotype and revealing a societal tolerance of some forms of IPV. The findings are discussed regarding the need for interventions to target bystanders: assisting in recognizing abusive conduct, encouraging social responsibility to act, and equipping individuals to intervene effectively.</p>

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Public Perceptions of Intimate Partner Violence: A Qualitative Story Completion Task

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    2025年6月3日

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  • Katie Sheehan,
  • Leanne Watson,
  • Christine McKnight

摘要

Purpose

Gendered models of abuse construct Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) as unilaterally perpetrated by men towards women. Despite an evolving evidence base challenging this conceptualization, previous research indicates a gendered stereotype prevails, influencing public perceptions of IPV. However, much of this research has used an explicit design to explore perceptions of IPV. The current qualitative study uses an innovative method of data collection: a Story Completion task, to explore implicit perceptions of IPV.

Method

35 participants were presented with a story stem (the opening sentence of a hypothetical scenario) and asked to complete it. The ensuing stories were analyzed inductively using reflexive Thematic Analysis from a social constructionist perspective.

Results

Three themes were generated from across the dataset: Social Dynamics: Roles and Ripples, concerning who is involved in incidents of IPV and how they are affected; ‘An Incident’: That’s Not Their Norm, demonstrating participants’ understandings of what IPV constitutes in terms of conduct and frequency; and Blurred Boundaries, regarding the influence of social norms on people’s behavior following an incident of IPV.

Conclusions

Overall, results indicate participants drew on heteronormative and gendered assumptions to make sense of IPV, supporting the notion of a dominant IPV stereotype and revealing a societal tolerance of some forms of IPV. The findings are discussed regarding the need for interventions to target bystanders: assisting in recognizing abusive conduct, encouraging social responsibility to act, and equipping individuals to intervene effectively.