Smartphones and attitudes to intimate partner violence: Evidence from Africa
利用非洲晴雨表调查数据，研究发现智能手机普及率高的地区，居民更倾向于认为丈夫打妻子永远不可接受，且这一关联在社会保守群体中尤为显著。
Abstract This paper, using data from the Afrobarometer surveys, examines the potential for smartphones to influence attitudes to intimate partner violence (IPV). Controlling for ownership of television and radio, we find that those living in areas with a higher incidence of smartphone ownership are more likely to state that it is never justifiable for a man to beat his wife. This is the case for both male and female respondents. We find that the strength of the association between regional smartphone proliferation and attitudes to IPV is similar for those who frequently get news from social media and those who get news from elsewhere. This suggests that our results are not driven entirely by personal social media use. Finally, we only find a statistically significant relationship for those who are socially conservative.