What Do We Think About Women Who Kill? Validation of the Attitudes Towards Female Perpetrators of Intimate Partner Homicide Scale

IF 2.3 3区心理学 Q1 CRIMINOLOGY & PENOLOGY

Journal of Interpersonal Violence Pub Date : 2025-09-01 DOI:10.1177/08862605251365649

Sally Crosland, Calli Tzani, Maria Ioannou

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Although women who kill their intimate partners may be viewed in stereotypical ways, a method of measuring the extent of these stereotypical or biased attitudes about female perpetrators of intimate partner homicide did not previously exist. Prior beliefs may be utilised by jurors during decision-making alongside factual information presented during a trial, and characterisation of female defendants in the courtroom may have a potential influence on jury outcomes. To enable further exploration of the extent and impact of stereotypical beliefs amongst potential jurors, the attitudes towards female perpetrators of intimate partner homicide (AF-PIPH) scale was developed. Initial previous validation of the AF-PIPH scale via exploratory factor analysis suggested a 4-factor, 17-item structure. The aim of this study was to further test the structure of the scale via confirmatory factor analysis in a new participant pool. One hundred ninety jury-eligible participants aged between 18 and 75 were recruited to anonymously complete the AF-PIPH scale. During analysis, values were computed for the root mean square error of approximation (RMSEA), comparative fit index (CFI), Tucker-Lewis index (TLI), goodness of fit (GFI) and standardised root mean square residual (SRMR). After analysis, the four-factor structure was retained (χ 2 = 152.53, p = .008, RMSEA = 0.043, CFI = 0.969, TLI = 0.963, SRMR = 0.057, GFI = 0.918) over an alternative three-factor model, with theoretical implications considered alongside measures of model fit. The AF-PIPH scale, therefore, has utility in identifying potential stereotypical or biased attitudes towards female homicide perpetrators, which may have benefits for the development of education and training programmes across sectors as well as within the legal system. Limitations are discussed, along with implications for jury selection, legal effectiveness reviews and potential contributions of the scale towards future research.

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我们如何看待杀人的女人？亲密伴侣杀人量表对女性施暴者态度的验证

虽然人们可能以陈规定型的方式看待杀害亲密伴侣的妇女，但以前并不存在一种方法来衡量对杀害亲密伴侣的女性犯罪者的这些陈规定型或偏见态度的程度。陪审员在做决定时可能会利用先前的信念和审判期间提供的事实信息，法庭上女性被告的特征可能对陪审团的结果产生潜在影响。为了进一步探索刻板印象在潜在陪审员中的程度和影响，我们开发了对亲密伴侣杀人女性犯罪者的态度量表（AF-PIPH）。先前通过探索性因子分析对AF-PIPH量表进行了初步验证，结果表明该量表具有4个因子、17个条目的结构。本研究的目的是在一个新的参与者池中，通过验证性因子分析进一步检验量表的结构。190名年龄在18到75岁之间的符合评审资格的参与者被招募来匿名完成AF-PIPH量表。在分析过程中，计算近似均方根误差（RMSEA）、比较拟合指数（CFI）、Tucker-Lewis指数（TLI）、拟合优度（GFI）和标准化均方根残差（SRMR）的值。分析后，与另一种三因素模型相比，保留了四因素结构（χ 2 = 152.53, p = 0.008, RMSEA = 0.043, CFI = 0.969, TLI = 0.963, SRMR = 0.057, GFI = 0.918），并考虑了模型拟合措施的理论含义。因此，afp - piph量表在确定对女性杀人者的潜在陈规定型或偏见态度方面具有效用，这可能有利于跨部门以及在法律系统内制定教育和培训方案。讨论了局限性，以及对陪审团选择，法律效力审查和量表对未来研究的潜在贡献的影响。

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Journal of Interpersonal Violence Multiple-

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6.20

自引率

12.00%

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375

期刊介绍： The Journal of Interpersonal Violence is devoted to the study and treatment of victims and perpetrators of interpersonal violence. It provides a forum of discussion of the concerns and activities of professionals and researchers working in domestic violence, child sexual abuse, rape and sexual assault, physical child abuse, and violent crime. With its dual focus on victims and victimizers, the journal will publish material that addresses the causes, effects, treatment, and prevention of all types of violence. JIV only publishes reports on individual studies in which the scientific method is applied to the study of some aspect of interpersonal violence. Research may use qualitative or quantitative methods. JIV does not publish reviews of research, individual case studies, or the conceptual analysis of some aspect of interpersonal violence. Outcome data for program or intervention evaluations must include a comparison or control group.