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).
Hypothesis 1: On the measure of egalitarianism,
highly religious individuals will score lower (indicating the endorsement of more
traditional sex role
attitudes), and those who identify as less religious will score higher (indicating the endorsement of more liberal and egalitarian
attitudes).