Attitudes Regarding Gender Roles and Recurrence of Dating Violence in Spanish and Mexican Adolescents
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Participants
2.2. Measurement and Instruments
2.3. Procedures
2.4. Research Design
2.5. Data Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Gender Violence According to Cultural Context
3.2. Reiteration of Violent Behavior According to Gender
3.3. Gender Role Attitudes by Cultural Context
4. Discussion
Limitations and Future Lines
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Spain (N = 6401) | Mexico (N = 3113) | |||
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Female (N = 5628) | 3872 | 1756 | ||
Male (N = 3886) | 2529 | 1357 | ||
Average age | 18.1 (DT = 2.12) | 17.9 (DT = 2.69) | ||
Students (N = 9491) | 6370 | Secondary studies: 3544 | 3121 | Secondary studies: 1584 |
Professional formation: 1472 | Professional formation: 0 | |||
Universities: 1354 | Universities: 1537 | |||
Work (N = 1279) | 498 | Social security: 242 No social security: 256 | 781 | Social security: 393 No social security: 388 |
Cultural Context | % | Md | Range | U Mann–Whitney | p | Cohen’s d | |
Spain | 65.66 | 16.1 | 18 | 24 | 8 × 103 + 6 | <0.001 | 0.203 |
Mexico | 34.34 | 14.5 | 17 | 24 |
Sex | % | Md | Range | U Mann–Whitney | p | Cohen’s d | |
Women | 60.06 | 18.8 | 20 | 24 | 4.5 × 103 + 6 | <0.001 | 1.068 |
Men | 39.94 | 13.1 | 12 | 24 |
Cultural Context | % | Md | Range | U Mann–Whitney | p | Cohen’s d | |
Spain | 65.66 | 61.1 | 61 | 75 | 4.7 × 103 + 6 | <0.001 | 0.623 |
Mexico | 34.34 | 55.3 | 55 | 67 |
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Moral-Jiménez, M.d.l.V.; Alvarez-Menéndez, A.; Rodríguez-Díaz, F.J. Attitudes Regarding Gender Roles and Recurrence of Dating Violence in Spanish and Mexican Adolescents. Societies 2025, 15, 70. https://doi.org/10.3390/soc15030070
Moral-Jiménez MdlV, Alvarez-Menéndez A, Rodríguez-Díaz FJ. Attitudes Regarding Gender Roles and Recurrence of Dating Violence in Spanish and Mexican Adolescents. Societies. 2025; 15(3):70. https://doi.org/10.3390/soc15030070
Chicago/Turabian StyleMoral-Jiménez, María de la Villa, Aitana Alvarez-Menéndez, and Francisco Javier Rodríguez-Díaz. 2025. "Attitudes Regarding Gender Roles and Recurrence of Dating Violence in Spanish and Mexican Adolescents" Societies 15, no. 3: 70. https://doi.org/10.3390/soc15030070
APA StyleMoral-Jiménez, M. d. l. V., Alvarez-Menéndez, A., & Rodríguez-Díaz, F. J. (2025). Attitudes Regarding Gender Roles and Recurrence of Dating Violence in Spanish and Mexican Adolescents. Societies, 15(3), 70. https://doi.org/10.3390/soc15030070