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Table 8 Profiles of beliefs and judgements about violent behaviour according to gender, environment, and history of violence in the FOO - Conditional probabilities

From: Violence against women by male partners and against children within the family: prevalence, associated factors, and intergenerational transmission in Romania, a cross-sectional study

 

Male model

Female model

 

Cluster 1 non-violent

Cluster 2 moderately violent

Cluster 3 impulsive-reactive

Cluster 1 non-violent

Cluster 2 reactive

Cluster size

45%

45%

10%

74%

26%

Indicators

Violence is a sign of power and strength

No

0.99

0.88

0.60

0.96

0.84

Yes

0.01

0.12

0.40

0.04

0.16

It is shameful to walk away from a fight

No

0.89

0.48

0.29

0.86

0.55

Yes

0.11

0.52

0.71

0.14

0.45

It is OK to be violent if someone threatens to damage your property

No

0.97

0.28

0.07

0.92

0.23

Yes

0.03

0.72

0.93

0.08

0.77

It is OK (or normal) to hit women if you need to teach them a lesson

No

0.99

0.92

0.37

0.98

0.95

Yes

0.01

0.08

0.63

0.02

0.05

I tend just to react physically without thinking

No

0.99

0.90

0.16

0.95

0.77

Yes

0.01

0.10

0.84

0.05

0.23

It is OK (or normal) to hit someone if they hit you first

No

0.88

0.43

0.08

0.96

0.37

Yes

0.12

0.57

0.92

0.04

0.63

I enjoy watching violence on TV or in films, violent sports (e.g. boxing)

No

0.84

0.65

0.26

0.95

0.81

Yes

0.16

0.35

0.74

0.05

0.19

When I have hurt people I feel bad or even hate myself for it afterwards

No

0.34

0.22

0.32

0.26

0.22

Yes

0.66

0.78

0.68

0.74

0.78

Covariates

Environment

Urban

0.49

0.48

0.35

0.54

0.48

Rural

0.51

0.52

0.65

0.46

0.52

Witnesses of family violence between parents in childhood or adolescence

No

0.72

0.62

0.36

0.68

0.60

Yes

0.28

0.38

0.64

0.32

0.40

Victims of family violence in childhood or adolescence

No

0.43

0.40

0.22

0.55

0.44

Yes

0.57

0.60

0.78

0.45

0.56

  1. Legend: FOO, Family of origin.