Date of Award

1-1-2020

Language

English

Document Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

College/School/Department

Department of Educational and Counseling Psychology

Program

Counseling Psychology

Content Description

1 online resource (vi, 67 pages) : illustrations (some color)

Dissertation/Thesis Chair

Myrna L Friedlander

Committee Members

Hung-Bin Sheu, Susana Blanco

Keywords

abuse, coercive control, intimate partner violence, latina, marianismo, relationship, Hispanic American women, Sex role, Man-woman relationships, Dominance (Psychology), Control (Psychology), Psychological abuse, Submissiveness

Subject Categories

Latin American Studies | Psychology

Abstract

Although substantial evidence indicates that Latinas are at high risk for experiencing negative consequences from intimate partner violence (IPV; Alvarez & Fedock, 2016), few studies have tested the applicability of theories of IPV in this population. The present study, which was based on the investment model of IPV (Rusbult, 1995), was designed to investigate how specific gender role beliefs (i.e., marianismo) for Latinas contribute to their responses to coercive control (a core aspect of IPV; Dutton & Goodman, 2009) by their male partners.

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