Factors influencing attitude toward intimate partner violence

Attitude toward intimate partner violence has been consistently demonstrated as one of the prominent predictors of IPV. Studies have frequently indicated several factors influencing attitude concerning IPV including age, gender, education, residency, economic status, patriarchal gender role and so on. Yet there is surprisingly little research focusing on the relationship of those factors. To promote the understanding of attitude toward IPV, and to contribute to the campaign of IPV-prevention, this study reviewed the factors associated with attitude concerning IPV and concluded that education might be the most crucial one among all the factors, as factors such as age, gender and residency were substantively reflected different education level, and factors as economic status, participating in household decision, ability to access media, and patriarchal gender role were deeply rooted in education. As a result, further research of specific population-based which might offer clearer insight into factors influencing attitude concerning IPV is required, and more effort of government in promoting individual's education level is demanded. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.