Abstract: Intimate partner violence attitudes (IPVA) refer to an individual's or group's attitudes towards the acceptability of violence in intimate relationships. These attitudes can influence the behaviour of both perpetrators and victims, as well as the willingness of third parties to intervene. The introduction of attitudes into the field of intimate partner violence (IPV) has redirected the question of how IPV is formed to the generation process of IPVA, which has led to the increased explanatory power of social learning and feminist theories. These theories can be summarized in two generative pathways: IPV-related social learning experiences and patriarchal ideology leading to IPVA, which in turn leads to IPV. Future research could aim to combine the unique perspectives of social learning theory and feminist theory to develop a more accurate and in-depth predictive model of IPVA that incorporates both protective and risk factors from the individual level to the group level, and focuses on gender role norms in different contexts.

Key words: intimate partner violence, attitudes, social learning theory, feminist theory