Bystander Reactions to Economic Abuse: The Role of Moral Evaluation and Victim Blaming

Stefano Pagliaro, Theofilos Gkinopoulos, Attilio Di Crescenzo, Ilaria Giovannelli, Manuel Teresi, Federica Spaccatini, Maria Giuseppina Pacilli, Department of Psychology, University of Chieti-Pescara, Institute of Psychology, Jagiellonian University, Department of Education, Cultural Heritage and Tourism Sciences, University of Macerata, Department of Political Sciences, University of Perugia

Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

Published online on July 10, 2026

Abstract

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Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) is a worldwide public health issue. While most research has focused on victims’ experiences and the consequences of physical and sexual IPV, less is known about how laypeople perceive and interpret episodes of IPV, ...