- Community social structure moderates how traditional gender stereotypes translate into intimate partner violence victimisation.
- In low SDI communities, gender stereotypes increase IPV risk by promoting cognitive justification of violence.
- High SDI communities show lower reported victimisation with greater hierarchy acceptance, interpreted as disclosure suppression; interventions must strengthen reporting in disorganised neighbourhoods.
J Interpers Violence. 2026 Jul 28:8862605261467692. doi: 10.1177/08862605261467692. Online ahead of print.
ABSTRACT
This study examines how community-level social structure moderates the pathways through which traditional gender role stereotypes translate into intimate partner violence (IPV) victimization. Cross-sectional data from the 2023 Jeju Domestic Violence Survey (N = 707) were analyzed using multigroup structural equation modeling, with participants classified by the Social Disorganization Index (SDI) of their residential administrative district. The pathways linking gender stereotypes to victimization differed substantially by community context. In low-SDI communities, gender stereotypes facilitated IPV through the cognitive justification of violence. In high-SDI communities, gender hierarchy acceptance was inversely associated with reported victimization-a pattern the present study interprets as reflecting disclosure suppression under conditions of structural instability, rather than a genuine reduction in violence occurrence. The findings suggest that effective intervention requires community-specific strategies-strengthening detection and reporting infrastructure in disorganized neighborhoods, while targeting the normative justifications that sustain violence in cohesive settings.
PMID:42517379 | DOI:10.1177/08862605261467692
Share Evidence Blueprint
Save to Google Notes
Search Google Scholar
Save as PDF
⭐ My Revision List
