Women who are in relationships with egalitarian men report greater happiness, health, more stability, and greater sexual satisfaction than those in relationships with men who
endorse traditional gender roles (Rudman & Phelan, 2007).
Abusers (and, often, their victims) tend to
endorse interpersonal violence and hold highly
traditional attitudes toward marriage and sex or
gender roles (e.g., they believe that husbands should be the dominant partner in marriage and that it is acceptable for a husband to hit a wife).