Gender roles and intimate partner violence among female university students in Spain: A cross-sectional study

<h4>Background</h4> Traditional gender roles (GRs) have a considerable influence on relationships among couples. These can lead to negative health effects in women; however, their impact on intimate partner violence (IPV) has been less explored, especially among younger women. <h4>...

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Autores principales:	Andrea Llano-Suárez, Alberto Lana, Ángel Gasch-Gallén, Ana Fernández-Feito
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:8ddf93b9ffff4ee691cba456a71a92582021-11-18T08:14:36ZGender roles and intimate partner violence among female university students in Spain: A cross-sectional study1932-6203https://doaj.org/article/8ddf93b9ffff4ee691cba456a71a92582021-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8584681/?tool=EBIhttps://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203<h4>Background</h4> Traditional gender roles (GRs) have a considerable influence on relationships among couples. These can lead to negative health effects in women; however, their impact on intimate partner violence (IPV) has been less explored, especially among younger women. <h4>Objective</h4> To explore the association between traditional GRs and several indicators of IPV on a sample of Spanish female university students involved in heterosexual dating relationships. <h4>Methods</h4> A cross-sectional study involving female university students (n = 1,005) pursuing ten degrees (four Health Science degrees and six Social Sciences degrees). Data were collected using two validated scales: 1) the Questionnaire on the Gender Determinants of Contraception (COGANT), used to examine four traditional GRs (submissive, blind, and passive attitudes of female students, and male dominance), and 2) the Dating Violence Questionnaire-R (DVQ-R) scale, used to measure five types of IPV-behaviors (coercion, detachment, humiliation, sexual violence, and physical violence), perceived fear, entrapment, and abuse. Logistic and linear regressions were conducted to study the association between GR and a series of IPV indicators in dating relationships. <h4>Results</h4> Traditional GRs were highly prevalent (57.0% submissive, 52.0% blind attitude, 75.7% passive, and 31.7% identified their boyfriend as being dominant). Up to 66.3% experienced some type of violent behavior. All GRs were significantly associated with IPV indicators. A submissive attitude in female students was the GR that was most strongly associated to total IPV-behavior (adjusted odd ratio [OR] = 3.18; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 2.29–4.42), followed by male dominance (OR = 2.79: 95% CI:1.71: 4.54). Both GRs were also highly associated with perceived fear, entrapment, and abuse. <h4>Conclusions</h4> A high presence of traditional GRs was found in the relationships held by female university students, which was significantly associated with IPV indicators. Universities must adopt policies for gender equality and raise awareness on dating violence.Andrea Llano-SuárezAlberto LanaÁngel Gasch-GallénAna Fernández-FeitoPublic Library of Science (PLoS)articleMedicineRScienceQENPLoS ONE, Vol 16, Iss 11 (2021)
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spellingShingle	Medicine R Science Q Andrea Llano-Suárez Alberto Lana Ángel Gasch-Gallén Ana Fernández-Feito Gender roles and intimate partner violence among female university students in Spain: A cross-sectional study
description	<h4>Background</h4> Traditional gender roles (GRs) have a considerable influence on relationships among couples. These can lead to negative health effects in women; however, their impact on intimate partner violence (IPV) has been less explored, especially among younger women. <h4>Objective</h4> To explore the association between traditional GRs and several indicators of IPV on a sample of Spanish female university students involved in heterosexual dating relationships. <h4>Methods</h4> A cross-sectional study involving female university students (n = 1,005) pursuing ten degrees (four Health Science degrees and six Social Sciences degrees). Data were collected using two validated scales: 1) the Questionnaire on the Gender Determinants of Contraception (COGANT), used to examine four traditional GRs (submissive, blind, and passive attitudes of female students, and male dominance), and 2) the Dating Violence Questionnaire-R (DVQ-R) scale, used to measure five types of IPV-behaviors (coercion, detachment, humiliation, sexual violence, and physical violence), perceived fear, entrapment, and abuse. Logistic and linear regressions were conducted to study the association between GR and a series of IPV indicators in dating relationships. <h4>Results</h4> Traditional GRs were highly prevalent (57.0% submissive, 52.0% blind attitude, 75.7% passive, and 31.7% identified their boyfriend as being dominant). Up to 66.3% experienced some type of violent behavior. All GRs were significantly associated with IPV indicators. A submissive attitude in female students was the GR that was most strongly associated to total IPV-behavior (adjusted odd ratio [OR] = 3.18; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 2.29–4.42), followed by male dominance (OR = 2.79: 95% CI:1.71: 4.54). Both GRs were also highly associated with perceived fear, entrapment, and abuse. <h4>Conclusions</h4> A high presence of traditional GRs was found in the relationships held by female university students, which was significantly associated with IPV indicators. Universities must adopt policies for gender equality and raise awareness on dating violence.
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author	Andrea Llano-Suárez Alberto Lana Ángel Gasch-Gallén Ana Fernández-Feito
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title	Gender roles and intimate partner violence among female university students in Spain: A cross-sectional study
title_short	Gender roles and intimate partner violence among female university students in Spain: A cross-sectional study
title_full	Gender roles and intimate partner violence among female university students in Spain: A cross-sectional study
title_fullStr	Gender roles and intimate partner violence among female university students in Spain: A cross-sectional study
title_full_unstemmed	Gender roles and intimate partner violence among female university students in Spain: A cross-sectional study
title_sort	gender roles and intimate partner violence among female university students in spain: a cross-sectional study
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Gender roles and intimate partner violence among female university students in Spain: A cross-sectional study

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