Browsing by Author "Ruiter, Robert A. C."

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    Intimate partner violence and its association with self-determination needs and gender-power constructs among rural South African women
    (SAGE Publications, 2019) Mpondo, Feziwe; Ruiter, Robert A. C.; Reddy, Priscilla S.
    This study aimed to identify psychosocial correlates of intimate partner violence (IPV) by using constructs derived from the self-determination theory (SDT) and gender-power scales. Cross-sectional data (N = 238) were collected from women in the Eastern Cape, South Africa, and were used to test a structural equation model (SEM). The majority (87%) of the participants reported having sexual partners in the past 3 months, and in terms of IPV victimization, 36% and 26% of women had ever experienced verbal and physical abuse, respectively. Bivariate correlations showed that autonomy and beliefs about gender equality (BGE) were strongly associated with IPV.