Adaptation of the domestic violence myth acceptance scale to Portuguese and tests of Its convergent, divergent, and predictive validities

Giger, Jean-ChristopheGonçalves, Gabriela Maria RamosAlmeida, Ana Susana2019-11-202019-11-202017-121077-80121552-8448http://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/12918The Domestic Violence Myth Acceptance Scale was adapted to Portuguese (PDVMAS). The PDVMAS displayed reasonable fit indices (Study 1); was positively correlated with right-wing authoritarianism, social dominance orientation, belief in a just world (Study 2), and ambivalent sexism (Study 3); and negatively correlated with empathetic tendencies (Study 4). PDVMAS significantly predicted victim blame and aggressor exoneration in scenarios of coercion (Study 5) and physical assault (Study 6). Victims and non-victims of domestic violence equally endorsed domestic violence myths. Globally, the PDVMAS is a reliable instrument, and domestic violence myths are pervasive and alter the perception of intimate partner violence.engCovariance Structure-AnalysisIntimate Partner ViolenceAmbivalent SexismRape VictimsFit IndexesEmpathyAttributionAttitudesWorldResponsibilityAdaptation of the domestic violence myth acceptance scale to Portuguese and tests of Its convergent, divergent, and predictive validitiesjournal article10.1177/1077801216666724