Men at the focus of gender motivation and triggering factors in violence tendencies in Turkey

Abstract

Purpose The present study was conducted to examine the relationship between men's gender motivation and violence tendencies. Design and Methods The sample of this descriptive study consisted of 450 male participants. The data were collected using a descriptive questionnaire, Gender Motivation Scale and Violence Tendency Scale. Findings It was found that there was a negative and moderate correlation between feminine norms with intrinsic motivation and violence tendency scores (p < 0.05). A positive and moderate correlation was found between masculine norms with extrinsic motivation and violence tendency scores (p < 0.05). Practice Implatications Effective therapeutic strategy activities involving men with dominant masculine norms as a special group should be given priority to improve gender motivation and violence tendency outcomes.