Abstract
We analyze individual and country factors that explain attitudes toward intimate partner violence against women (IPVAW) in Latin America and the Caribbean. Most patterns at individual level are similar to the international ones: for example, approval of IPVAW is higher among women and people in rural areas or in disadvantaged socio-economic situations. The most novel contribution of our work is the study of the variables at country level: approval of IPVAW increases with poverty, fertility rate, and equal gender outcomes. It decreases with Internet access and, less robustly, with the time elapsed since the enactment of women’s suffrage.
Highlights
It is widely recognized that intimate partner violence against women (IPVAW) affects all societies
We found that 12.1% of the variability in attitudes unexplained by the individual-level covariates is explained by unobserved between-country characteristics
We analyze the individual and country characteristics believed to be related to attitudes toward IPVAW in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), and we make various contributions to the literature
Summary
It is widely recognized that intimate partner violence against women (IPVAW) affects all societies. A study of 12 LAC countries—based on data for the 2000s—by Bott, Guedes, Goodwin, and Mendoza (2012) indicates that, in most cases, between a quarter and a half of women reported that they had suffered intimate partner violence at least once. We aim to contribute to the empirical knowledge about IPVAW in LAC through the study of attitudes. There is evidence that tolerance decreases the likelihood of victims or witnesses reporting IPVAW and even inhibits potential helpers from intervening (Frye, 2007; Gracia & Herrero, 2006a; Pease & Flood, 2008; West & Wandrei, 2002)
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