Table 2 Inventory on Beliefs and Attitudes towards Domestic Violence: change in nursing students’ scores post intervention
Statement | + /– | n | z | p(2-tailed) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Forms of DV | |||||
1 | If a partner yells abuse this is a form of DV | + | 59 | -0.43 | .667 |
2 | If a partner repeatedly criticises the other one to make them feel bad or useless, this is a form of DV | + | 59 | .000 | 1.000 |
3 | If a partner forces the other partner to have sex this is a form of DV | + | 59 | -0.05 | .958 |
4 | If a partner tries to control the other by denying them money, this is a form of DV | + | 59 | -1.93 | .054 |
Nursing and DV | |||||
5 | Nurses and midwives have an important role in providing emotional and practical support to women who experience DV | + | 59 | -0.46 | .647 |
6 | Nurses and midwives have an important role in detecting DV through risk assessment and screening | + | 59 | -0.43 | .670 |
7 | Education on DV is an important part of the undergraduate nursing and midwifery curriculum | – | 59 | -0.12 | .904 |
Myths about women’s role in DV | |||||
8 | Domestic violence is a private matter to be handled in the family | + | 59 | -0.82 | .415 |
9 | If a woman gets hit by her partner, she probably deserves it | + | 58 | -0.11 | .912 |
10 | Women who perpetrate DV often do it in self-defence or retaliation for previous violence | + | 59 | -2.76 | .006* |
11 | It is hard to understand why women stay in violent relationships | – | 59 | -1.16 | .245 |
Characteristics of abusers and abused | |||||
12 | Most DV abusers are from lower income groups | – | 59 | -0.39 | .697 |
13 | Most women who are abused are from low-income groups | – | 59 | -0.35 | .727 |
14 | The majority of DV abusers are men | + | 58 | -3.48 | < .001* |
Power and responsibility | |||||
15 | One of the causes of DV is seen as the power imbalance | + | 57 | -1.97 | .048* |
16 | Domestic violence can be excused if it results from people getting so angry they temporarily lose control… | – | 58 | -0.24 | .809 |
17 | In some circumstances using physical force in intimate relationships is acceptable… | – | 58 | -0.33 | .740 |
18 | Domestic violence is never excusable | – | 58 | -0.31 | .755 |
DV and Children | |||||
19 | Witnessing DV harms children's development | + | 59 | -0.63 | .532 |
20 | Exposure to DV is a form of child abuse | + | 59 | -2.19 | .029* |
21 | Children living in a DV household experience emotional and psychological trauma | + | 58 | -0.47 | .637 |
22 | Violence against women is common in our community | + | 59 | -3.61 | < .001* |