Attitudes of Palestinians Toward Social Work Interventions in Cases of Wife Assault

Muhammad M. Haj-Yahia; Rula Btoush

doi:10.1177/1077801217708886

Attitudes of Palestinians Toward Social Work Interventions in Cases of Wife Assault

Muhammad M. Haj-Yahia
, Rula Btoush

The Paul Baerwald School of Social Work and Social Welfare

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

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Abstract

The study examined the attitudes of Palestinian adults toward social work interventions in cases of husband-to-wife assault (HWA). A survey, using self-administered questionnaires and interviews, was conducted among a random sample of 624 adults from the Palestinian Authority. Results indicate higher levels of support for interventions aimed at helping the couple solve their problems than for interventions aimed at protecting the safety of battered women. However, this trend becomes reversed in cases of repeated and severe HWA. Greater support for interventions aimed at protecting the safety of battered women was found among women versus men and younger versus older adults, as well as among individuals with lower levels of justifying wife abuse and more egalitarian expectations of marriage.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	603-626
Number of pages	24
Journal	Violence Against Women
Volume	24
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/1077801217708886
State	Published - 1 Apr 2018

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SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Keywords

domestic violence
intervention of social workers
intimate partner violence
wife abuse in Arab societies
wife assault in Palestinian society

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Gender Studies
Sociology and Political Science
Law

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