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Values, Attitudes Toward Interpersonal Violence, and Interpersonal Violent Behavior.
Daniel Seddig1,2, Eldad Davidov1,3
1Institute of Sociology and Social Psychology, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.
Human values significantly influence interpersonal violent behavior. Specific values like self-transcendence and conservation negatively impact violence, while power and stimulation values positively correlate, with attitudes partially or fully mediating these effects.
Area of Science:
- Social Sciences
- Psychology
- Criminology
Background:
- Human values are crucial for understanding the motivations behind interpersonal violent behavior.
- Previous research often conflated values with attitudes, norms, or beliefs, and lacked systematic assessment based on value theory.
- Studies frequently treated violence as a composite index rather than analyzing violence per se.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the motivational sources of interpersonal violent behavior by examining the role of human values.
- To address gaps in the literature by applying Schwartz's theory of basic human values to explain attitudes and behavior related to interpersonal violence.
- To analyze the mediating role of attitudes toward interpersonal violence in the relationship between values and violent behavior.
Main Methods:
- Utilized data from a German study of 1,810 young people in Duisburg.
- Assessed self-reported violent behavior, attitudes toward violence, and basic human values.
- Employed structural equation modeling to test the proposed relationships.
Main Results:
- Self-transcendence and conservation values showed a negative association with interpersonal violent behavior.
- Power and stimulation values demonstrated a positive association with interpersonal violent behavior.
- Attitudes partially mediated the relationship for self-transcendence and conservation values, and fully mediated it for power and stimulation values.
Conclusions:
- Human values significantly predict interpersonal violent behavior, both directly and indirectly through attitudes.
- While attitudes are strong predictors, values offer a distinct and significant contribution to explaining violent behavior.
- Findings underscore the importance of considering distinct value orientations in understanding and potentially preventing interpersonal violence.

