Mutually violent attitudes: effects on intimate partner violence and mental health symptoms among couples in Botswana, Africa

Odireleng Jankey; Moisés Próspero; Peter Fawson

doi:10.5042/jacpr.2011.0017

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Mutually violent attitudes: effects on intimate partner violence and mental health symptoms among couples in Botswana, Africa

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Title:	Mutually violent attitudes: effects on intimate partner violence and mental health symptoms among couples in Botswana, Africa
Author(s):	Odireleng Jankey, (University of Botswana, Botswana), Moisés Próspero, (University of Utah, USA), Peter Fawson, (University of Utah, USA)
Citation:	Odireleng Jankey, Moisés Próspero, Peter Fawson, (2011) "Mutually violent attitudes: effects on intimate partner violence and mental health symptoms among couples in Botswana, Africa", Journal of Aggression, Conflict and Peace Research, Vol. 3 Iss: 1, pp.4 - 11
Keywords:	Controlling behaviours, Mental health, Mutual partner violence, Violent attitudes
Article type:	General review
DOI:	10.5042/jacpr.2011.0017 (Permanent URL)
Publisher:	Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Abstract:	The present study investigated the prevalence of mutual violence, violent attitudes and mental health symptoms among students in Botswana, Africa. The sample consisted of 562 university students from Botswana University in heterosexual relationships. Participants completed self-report surveys that asked about violent attitudes, partner violence, controlling behaviours, and mental health symptoms. Results were that respondent and respondent partner's violent attitudes, partner violence and controlling behaviours were significantly related, revealing the mutuality of aggression within couples. Males reported higher violent attitudes but were just as likely as females to report controlling behaviours and physical partner perpetration. Multivariate analyses found that violent victimisation (physical and sexual), controlling behaviours and violent attitudes were significantly related to violent perpetration. Violent attitudes of the partner contributed to the respondent's violent perpetration of the partner. Respondents were likely to report more mental health symptoms if they experienced sexual violence and controlling behaviours by their intimate partners. Similarly, mental health symptoms of the respondents were associated with the partner's violent attitudes.