Acceptability of Intimate Partner Violence among Male Offenders: The Role of Set-Shifting and Emotion Decoding Dysfunctions as Cognitive Risk Factors

Ángel Romero-Martínez, Marisol Lila, Enrique Gracia, Christina M. Rodriguez and Luis Moya-Albiol
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Ángel Romero-Martínez: Department of Psychobiology, University of Valencia, Valencia 46010, Spain
Marisol Lila: Department of Social Psychology, University of Valencia, Valencia 46010, Spain
Enrique Gracia: Department of Social Psychology, University of Valencia, Valencia 46010, Spain
Christina M. Rodriguez: Department of Psychology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35233, USA
Luis Moya-Albiol: Department of Psychobiology, University of Valencia, Valencia 46010, Spain

IJERPH, 2019, vol. 16, issue 9, 1-10

Abstract: Attitudes towards the acceptability of intimate partner violence against women (IPVAW) contribute to an increased risk of IPVAW perpetration, and these attitudes are common among IPVAW offenders. Research suggests that IPVAW offenders present cognitive deficits related to information processing. Little is known, however, about how these deficits are related to the acceptability of IPVAW. The main aim of this study was to explore the relationship between specific cognitive deficits (i.e., deficits in attention switching, set-shifting, and emotion decoding abilities) and the acceptability of IPVAW in a sample of 84 IPVAW offenders. Results revealed that IPVAW offenders with deficits in attention switching, set-shifting, and emotion decoding abilities demonstrated greater acceptability of IPVAW, and these relationships remained significant after controlling for socio-demographic variables (i.e., age and educational level) and drug consumption. These results highlight the role of cognitive processes in maintaining attitudes of acceptability of IPVAW. Thus, the findings may guide professionals in developing specific intervention programs focused on improving cognitive abilities, in order to reduce the acceptability of IPVAW.

Keywords: acceptability attitudes; cognitive deficits; emotion decoding; implicit measures; intimate partner violence; set-shifting (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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