Type:	Journal Article
Title:	The informal social control of intimate partner violence against women: exploring personal attitudes and perceived neighborhood social cohesion
Other Titles:	Journal of Community Psychology
Authors:	Frye, Victoria
Keywords:	Community attitudes;Prevention
Year:	2007
Publisher:	Wiley Interscience
Citation:	35 (8), 2007
Notes:	This research explores how geographic community and neighbourhood characteristics influence the distribution of intimate partner violence (IPV) by examining mixed-methods interviews of 119 residents in a metropolitan US city. The interviews examined informal social control:, of the likelihood that a person would intervene; perception or social cohesion and neighbourhood factors; attitudes towards IPV; attitudes towards violence generally; and self-efficacy to intervene. Results indicated that self-efficacy to intervene was associated with likelihood to intervene in situations of IPV; neither perceived social cohesion nor involvement in the neighbourhood was associated with likelihood to intervene. The discussion addresses applications of the results to prevention theories and practice.
URI:	https://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/12221
ISSN:	0090-4392
Appears in Collections:	Journal Articles

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