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Direct linkHaj-Yahia, Muhammad M. – Journal of Community Psychology, 2005
A self-administered questionnaire was filled out by 349 Jordanian men to examine the correlation between their patriarchal ideology and their beliefs about wife abuse. The results revealed that high percentages of Jordanian men tended to justify wife abuse, to blame women for violence against them, and to believe that women benefit from beating.…
Descriptors: Spouses, Family Violence, Questionnaires, Correlation
Haj-Yahia, Muhammad M. – Psychology of Women Quarterly, 2002
The beliefs of 356 Jordanian women about wife-beating were investigated, using a self-administered questionnaire. The participants showed a strong tendency to justify wife-beating, to believe that women benefit from violence against them, and to blame women for their beating. Furthermore, the participants expressed clear opposition to formal…
Descriptors: Family Violence, Females, Arabs, Attitude Measures
