Does true love conquer all? The role of romanticized beliefs, abuse type, and ambivalent sexism on emerging adult women's response intentions to dating violence

Basit Öğe Kaydı
dc.authorid0000-0002-1983-6372
dc.authorid0009-0000-4770-8151
dc.authorid0000-0003-3507-1290
dc.contributor.authorOldac, Buse
dc.contributor.authorUstunel, Anil Ozge
dc.contributor.authorErdem, Gizem
dc.date.accessioned2026-04-04T18:55:24Z
dc.date.available2026-04-04T18:55:24Z
dc.date.issued2025
dc.departmentİstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractDating violence is a common problem that affects young women's well-being globally and in Turkey. Understanding young women's interpretations of and response intentions to dating violence is crucial for tackling this problem. Previous research points to romantic love myths and sexist beliefs as factors that justify and normalize violence. Thus, the current research aimed to identify the effects of romanticization and abuse type on young Turkish women's response intentions to dating violence and examine the moderating role of ambivalent sexism via three consecutive studies. Study 1 included three pilots to prepare, revise, and finalize hypothetical vignettes containing physically or emotionally abusive behaviors (Ntotal = 131), while Study 2 examined response intentions to violence (N = 100). Informed by their findings, Study 3 had an experimental design where the participants were randomly assigned to one of the four conditions [2x2 design; abuse type (physical/emotional) and romanticization (yes/no)] to read a vignette and complete a follow-up survey (N = 400). Analysis revealed that young women reported a higher intention to display surviving behaviors (e.g., accommodating the partner) when the vignettes involved emotional abuse, when dating violence was romanticized, or when they endorsed higher ambivalent sexism. In physical abuse scenarios, young women intended to respond more by restoring control (e.g., getting help from friends/family), resisting (e.g., confronting the partner), or ending the relationship. The findings contribute to a deeper understanding of young women's perceptions and possible responses to dating violence and inform culturally tailored prevention programs to be implemented on university campuses.
dc.description.sponsorshipKoc University; Koc University Graduate School of Social Sciences and Humanities
dc.description.sponsorshipThis article is written with the support of Koc University Graduate School of Social Sciences and Humanities.
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s12144-024-07251-3
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s12144-024-07251-3
dc.identifier.endpage4595
dc.identifier.issn1046-1310
dc.identifier.issn1936-4733
dc.identifier.issue6
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-105003773972
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ1
dc.identifier.startpage4578
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-024-07251-3
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11411/10408
dc.identifier.volume44
dc.identifier.wosWOS:001420032200001
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ1
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherSpringer
dc.relation.ispartofCurrent Psychology
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.snmzKA_WoS_20260402
dc.snmzKA_Scopus_20260402
dc.subjectRomanticization
dc.subjectAmbivalent Sexism
dc.subjectDating Violence
dc.subjectEmotional Abuse
dc.subjectPhysical Abuse
dc.subjectResponse Intentions
dc.titleDoes true love conquer all? The role of romanticized beliefs, abuse type, and ambivalent sexism on emerging adult women's response intentions to dating violence
dc.typeArticle

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