The Morality of Men Convicted of Domestic Violence: How It Supports the Maintenance of the Moral Self-Concept

2016 ◽  
Vol 31 (6) ◽  
pp. 1155-1170 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniela Marzana ◽  
María L. Vecina ◽  
Sara Alfieri
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Psychological Treatment ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Moral Foundations ◽  
Moral Self ◽  
The Family ◽  
Court Mandated ◽  
Moral Absolutism

The phenomenon of abuse toward women is a prevalent social problem in most societies. In the present work, we take into consideration the abusive man’s point of view with particular reference to the sphere of their morality and set as aims: (a) to show that high levels of self-deception are mediating between an extreme moral worldview, called moral absolutism, and a functional high moral self-concept, (b) to analyze the relation of the five moral foundations (Harm, Fairness, Ingroup, Authority, and Purity) with this moral absolutism, and (c) to test a comprehensive model of the relationships between the individuated variables in the preceding hypotheses.Participants are 264 men convicted of domestic violence offenses, who, having begun court-mandated psychological treatment lasting 12 weeks, have filled out a self-report questionnaire during the second meeting.The results reveal that (a) self-deception is as a full mediator between moral absolutism and moral self-concept in men convicted of domestic violence and in such a way that the more they felt right about their moral beliefs, the more they deceived themselves, and the more they felt good about themselves, (b) the moral foundations could be explaining moral absolutism understood as a rigid moral vision of the world, and (c) the tested model produces satisfying fit indices.Finally, we discuss the applied implications, for example, a key role can be played by the family and the school: Moral socialization begins within the family and there finds the first push that will accompany it the rest of life.

The Mediating Role of Moral Absolutism Between the “Binding Moral Foundations” and Sexist Attitudes: A Path That May Lead to Intimate Partner Violence

2021 ◽  
pp. 107780122110389
Author(s):  
María L. Vecina ◽  
José C. Chacón ◽  
Raul Piñuela
Keyword(s):  
Partner Violence ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Moral Foundations ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Sexist Attitudes ◽  
Adaptive Mechanisms ◽  
Court Mandated ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Moral Absolutism

The binding foundations (loyalty, authority, and purity) constitute adaptive mechanisms for preserving groups’ interests. However, they have also been related to intergroup prejudice and violence. We show that the known relationship between the binding foundations and sexist attitudes is mediated by moral absolutism, a variable that reflects the degree to which people believe that their own definition of morality is objectively correct. Two different samples are used: a conventional one (Study 1, N  =  321), and a forensic one at the beginning ( T1) and at the end ( T2) of court-mandated psychological therapy (Study 2, N  =  354; N  =  327).

Associations Between Attachment Insecurities and Psychological Violence in a Sample of Court-Mandated Batterers

2019 ◽  
Vol 34 (6) ◽  
pp. 910-929 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Sonkin ◽  
Regardt J. Ferreira ◽  
John Hamel ◽  
Fred Buttell ◽  
María T. Frias
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Attachment Anxiety ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Relationship Functioning ◽  
Psychological Violence ◽  
Management Communication ◽  
Court Mandated ◽  
Space Data ◽  
And Control ◽  
Poor Relationship

We conducted a survey-based study looking at the associations among attachment insecurities (anxiety and avoidance), relationship functioning, and psychological domestic violence. We looked at three relationship functioning variables (i.e., anger management, communication, and conflict resolution) and three domestic psychological violence variables (i.e., derogation and control, jealous-hypervigilance, and threats-control of space). Data were collected from 76 male and 21 female court-mandated batterers. Participants completed the self-report measures of attachment insecurities, relationship functioning, and psychological domestic violence-related variables. Overall, attachment insecurities were negatively associated with relationship functioning and positively associated with psychological domestic violence outcomes. Among the whole sample, attachment anxiety correlated positively with derogation and control and with jealous-hypervigilance. There were also differential attachment associations by gender. Attachment anxiety correlated positively with threats of controlling space only among men, and with derogation and control and jealous-hypervigilance only among women. Finally, avoidance correlated negatively with communication only among women. Overall, this pattern of results is consistent with predictions derived from attachment theory: attachment insecurities are associated with poor relationship functioning and high rates of domestic violence.

Morality and Intimate Partner Violence: Do Men in Court-Mandated Psychological Treatment Hold a Sacred Moral Vision of the World and Themselves?

2016 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
pp. 510-522 ◽  
Author(s):  
María L. Vecina ◽  
José C. Chacón
Keyword(s):  
Partner Violence ◽  
Criminal Behavior ◽  
Latent Class ◽  
Psychological Treatment ◽  
Moral Foundations ◽  
Moral Vision ◽  
Mandated Treatment ◽  
Moral World ◽  
Court Mandated

This article examines the characterization of men in a court-mandated treatment for violence against their partners as holding a sacred vision of the 5 moral foundations and of their own morality. This characterization is compatible with the assumption that a sacred moral world is easily threatened by reality and that may be associated to violent defensive actions. The results from latent class analyses reveal (a) a 4-class distribution depending exclusively on the intensity with which all participants (violent and nonviolent) tend to sacralize the actions proposed in the Moral Foundations Sacredness Scale and (b) a greater prevalence of the violent participants among the classes that are more prone to sacralize. They also show that they hold an inflated moral vision of themselves: They think they are much more moral than intelligent than others who have never been charged with criminal behavior (Muhammad Ali effect).

scholarly journals A ESCOLA COMO ESPAÇO REVELADOR DA VIOLÊNCIA DOMÉSTICA CONTRA A CRIANÇA: um estudo de caso

2021 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Aparecida da Silva ◽  
Maria do Horto Tiellet ◽  
Vivian Lara Cáceres Dan
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
Physical Violence ◽  
School Setting ◽  
Phenomenological Approach ◽  
School Principal ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Violence Against Children ◽  
The Family ◽  
Violencia Domestica

O presente estudo tem como objetivo tipificar a violência contra a criança em âmbito familiar e saber de que forma a escola trabalha com o problema. Utilizamos como suporte teórico-metodológico a abordagem fenomenológica, e como instrumento de pesquisa a entrevista. Nove foram os sujeitos escolhidos pela técnica da “cadeia de informantes”, iniciada pelo/a diretor/a da escola. A violência doméstica contra a criança, analisada a partir do olhar dos sujeitos significativos, manifesta-se pela negligência, pela violência física, pelos maus tratos, pelo abuso sexual e o estupro relatados por mães e agressores/as identificados/as, mas não são denunciados/as, quer seja pela escola ou pelos/as responsáveis pela criança. Em relação ao que foi constatado, é possível afirmar que, no âmbito escolar pesquisado, as ações para o enfrentamento do problema da violência contra crianças e adolescentes são ineficazes, inúteis, e não surtem efeito.Palavras-Chave: Professor. Violência doméstica contra a criança. Violência intrafamiliar.SCHOOL AS A REVEALING SPACE OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AGAINST CHILDREN: a case studyAbstractThis piece of study aims to define violence against children within the family, and to understand how school copes with the problem. As a theoretical-methodological input, we used a phenomenological approach. Our research tool was the interview. Nine subjects were chosen by applying the "chain of informants" technique, starting with the school principal. Domestic violence against children, as analyzed from the point of view of significant subjects, is portrayed by neglect, physical violence, maltreatment, sexual abuse and rape reported by both mothers and identified perpetrators. However, they are not reported either by the school nor by those who are responsible for the children. Regarding to what has been found out in the researched school setting, one can affirm that actions to cope with the problem of violence against children and adolescents are ineffective, worthless and do not work.Keywords: Phenomenology. Teacher. Domestic violence against children. Intrafamily violence.LA ESCUELA COMO ESPACIO REVELADOR DE LA VIOLENCIA DOMÉSTICA CONTRA LA INFANCIA: un estudio de casoResumenEl presente estudio tiene como objetivo tipificar la violencia contra la infancia en el ámbito familiar y saber de qué forma la escuela aborda el problema. Utilizamos como soporte teórico-metodológico la perspectiva fenomenológica, y como instrumento de investigación, la entrevista. Fueron entrevistados 9 sujetos seleccionados a partir de la “cadena de informantes”, iniciada por el/la director/a de la escuela. La violencia doméstica contra los niños según análisis desde la mirada de los sujetos significativos se manifiesta por la negligencia, la violencia física, los malos tratos, el abuso sexual y la violación reportados por madres y por agresores/as identificados/as. Sin embargo, no son denunciados/as por la escuela tampoco por los/as responsables de los niños. En relación con lo constatado, se puede afirmar que, en el ámbito escolar investigado, las acciones al enfrentamiento del problema de la violencia contra los niños y adolescentes son ineficaces, inútiles y no surten efecto.Palabras-clave: Fenomenología. Profesor. Violencia doméstica contra la infancia. Violencia intrafamiliar

The Self Concept and its Relation with Psychological Adaptaion in the Delinquent Juvenile who are Registered in the Ministry of Social Development

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 96-119
Author(s):  
Salim Odeh ◽  
Iyad Abu Bakr
Keyword(s):  
Social Development ◽  
Family Income ◽  
High Income ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
The Self ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Juvenile Sample ◽  
Study Results ◽  
The Family ◽  
The Impact

This study is aimed to identify the self-concept and its relation with psychological adaption in the delinquent juvenile, who are registered in the ministry of social development, and the impact of some demographical variants (age, and monthly income), on the self-conception and psychological adaption on them, from the delinquent juvenile who are registered in the ministry of social development point of view، in Ramallah and Tubas governorates. The study sample consists of all juvenile who are registered in the ministry of social development in 2016, whose number is 2460 delinquent juvenile, among them a clustered and Random sample which has been chosen from Ramallah and Tubas and consist of 334 delinquent juvenile. The researchers has used the descriptive method, due to its suitable way to the study using the tools which has been developed by the researcher, they are; The self-concept and the psychological self-adaption, and after the collection of data it was analysed, and the result is as follow: The self-conception of the delinquent juvenile who are registered in the ministry of social development was moderate on the total level of self-concept. The study indicates that the level of psychological adaption of the delinquent juvenile who are registered in the ministry of social development was moderate. The results show a positive conected relation with statistical indication between the self-concept and the psychological adaption, which means the increase in self-concept results an increase in the psychological adaption in the delinquent juvenile, although relation level between self-conception and psychological adaption equal 53.3%.  The study results show statistical differences between the delinquent juvenile sample members who are registered in the ministry of social development, in relation to self-concept by age, the differences average were tended to favour age group between 15-18 years old.  The study results show that there is a statistical differences among the study members who are registered in the ministry of social development in the fields of ( self-concept and psychological adaption) in relation to the family income, the study results show that the differences in relation to family income were in favour of the family with high income, which means that as much the income increases the self-concept increases in the delinquent juvenile,  in addition to that the increase of income will increase the psychological adaption in the delinquent juvenile in both fields (self-conception and the self-adaption) were in favour of the family with high income more than that of law income .

scholarly journals Violence in the Family as a Social Threat to Public Safety and Order

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 105-123
Author(s):  
Monika Wilanowska
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Precise Determination ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Legal Regulations ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
The Family ◽  
Polish Society ◽  
Decisive Action ◽  
The Impact

Violence in the family should be considered as one of the biggest social problems in Poland. It occurs not only in families commonly regarded as pathological. Therefore, it should not be associated only with poverty or alcoholism or other addictions present in the family. Violence in the family exists also in affluent and seemingly happy families. The effects of this phenomenon cause many negative consequences not only for the members of the perpetrator's family, but also for society and, more broadly, the entire state organisation. This problem requires decisive action on the part of the state and certainly should not be underestimated. The aim of this article is to analyze selected legal regulations concerning the prevention of domestic violence and other issues essential from the point of view of the impact of issues essential from the point of view of the impact of domestic violence on the safety of individuals who experience it, as well as the general public. Therefore, the following will be analyzed: the relation between the use of violence in the family and violation of specific criminal law norms functioning in the Polish legal system, negative effects in the area of health of persons experiencing violence in the family, the scale of violence in the family in Poland and the difficulties connected with its precise determination and evaluation of this phenomenon by the Polish society.

scholarly journals Albanian Legislative Review from Gender Equality Perspective - Achievements and Challenges

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 59
Author(s):  
Elona Dini
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Gender Equality ◽  
Family Relations ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Gender Based Violence ◽  
The Family ◽  
Analysis Of Results ◽  
Gender Based ◽  
Private Matter ◽  
Legislative Review

Gender-based and domestic violence happens in all societies all over the world. During the last decade in Albania gender - based violence has become more visible as a major problem. Domestic violence has been considered as a private matter and not a society issue. Albania did not recognize existence of domestic violence until 2006, when it adopted the Law on Measures against Violence in Family Relations. Official data show an increase in the general prevalence of violence against women in the family, from 56% in 2007 to 59.4% in 2013 and 52.9% in 2019. This legislative review presents an overview of the key legislative interventions in Albania to prevent gender-based and domestic violence and its impact in the society by highlighting main achievements and recommendations for further improvement, based on the analysis of results in the area. Methodology is based in a depth review of the key legal interventions on gender equality and domestic violence in the country. This review indicates that the response mechanisms have improved by following a multi-disciplinary point of view, however still profounder efforts are needed to provide proper services to domestic violence victims.

scholarly journals Self-Perception, Empathy and Moral Self-Concept Predict Moral Concerns in Adults

2018 ◽  
Vol 28 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Luana Vianez Moreira ◽  
Mariane Lima DeSouza ◽  
Valeschka Martins Guerra
Keyword(s):  
Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Positive Association ◽  
Multiple Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Empathic Concern ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Moral Foundations ◽  
Moral Self ◽  
Self Reflection ◽  
Empathy Scale ◽  
Affective Components

Abstract Moral concerns are socio-intuitive processes comprising individual and collective aspects modulated by social cognition. In this sense, the objective of this study was to investigate the relationship among self-consciousness, empathy, and individualizing (IMC) and binding moral concerns (BMC). Therefore, outlined a quantitative study in which 341 Brazilian adults (63% female) answered the instruments: Self-Reflection and Insight Scale, Empathy Scale, Moral Self-Concept Scale, and Moral Foundations Questionnaire. Data were submitted to a multiple linear regression analysis. The results indicated a positive association among IMC, moral self-concept, empathic concern and personal distress. Regarding BMC, self-reflection and perspective-taking presented negative association, as moral self-conception and empathic concern were associated positively. It is concluded that affective components of empathy and moral self-concept are good predictors of moral concerns and that high-order metacognitive processes are not predictors of IMC, but negative predictors of BMC.

The Self Concept and its Relation with Psychological Adaptaion in the Delinquent Juvenile who are Registered in the Ministry of Social Development

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 96-119
Author(s):  
Salim Odeh ◽  
Iyad Abu Bakr
Keyword(s):  
Social Development ◽  
Family Income ◽  
High Income ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
The Self ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Juvenile Sample ◽  
Study Results ◽  
The Family ◽  
The Impact

This study is aimed to identify the self-concept and its relation with psychological adaption in the delinquent juvenile, who are registered in the ministry of social development, and the impact of some demographical variants (age, and monthly income), on the self-conception and psychological adaption on them, from the delinquent juvenile who are registered in the ministry of social development point of view، in Ramallah and Tubas governorates. The study sample consists of all juvenile who are registered in the ministry of social development in 2016, whose number is 2460 delinquent juvenile, among them a clustered and Random sample which has been chosen from Ramallah and Tubas and consist of 334 delinquent juvenile. The researchers has used the descriptive method, due to its suitable way to the study using the tools which has been developed by the researcher, they are; The self-concept and the psychological self-adaption, and after the collection of data it was analysed, and the result is as follow: The self-conception of the delinquent juvenile who are registered in the ministry of social development was moderate on the total level of self-concept. The study indicates that the level of psychological adaption of the delinquent juvenile who are registered in the ministry of social development was moderate. The results show a positive conected relation with statistical indication between the self-concept and the psychological adaption, which means the increase in self-concept results an increase in the psychological adaption in the delinquent juvenile, although relation level between self-conception and psychological adaption equal 53.3%.  The study results show statistical differences between the delinquent juvenile sample members who are registered in the ministry of social development, in relation to self-concept by age, the differences average were tended to favour age group between 15-18 years old.  The study results show that there is a statistical differences among the study members who are registered in the ministry of social development in the fields of ( self-concept and psychological adaption) in relation to the family income, the study results show that the differences in relation to family income were in favour of the family with high income, which means that as much the income increases the self-concept increases in the delinquent juvenile,  in addition to that the increase of income will increase the psychological adaption in the delinquent juvenile in both fields (self-conception and the self-adaption) were in favour of the family with high income more than that of law income .

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