Justification of girls beating uses 9 items for adults and 8 items for adolescent girls from the CARE Tipping Point Bangladesh baseline survey to measure attitudes towards justifying physical chastisement of the girl. Items reflect scenarios where girl-beating will be perceived as justified.
Geographies Tested: Bangladesh
Populations Included: Female, Male
Age Range: Adolescents, Adults
1. A girl deserves to be beaten when she talks to a boy
2. A girl deserves to be beaten when she goes out to play
3. A girl deserves to be beaten when she stays out late
4. A girl deserves to be beaten when she doesn't help in household chores
5. A girl deserves to be beaten when she doesn't complete her homework*
6. A girl deserves to be beaten when she doesn't obey elders
7. A girl deserves to be beaten when she fights with others in class
8. A girl deserves to be beaten when she fights with brothers and sisters
9. A girl deserves to be beaten if she replies back when harassed by boys
Response Options (adolescents, 12-15 years):
Disagree
Agree
Response Options (adults, 25 years and older):
Strongly Disagree
Disagree
Agree
Strongly Agree
*This item is only asked of adults
Score of the scale ranges from 0 – 8 among adolescent girls and 0-27 among adult community members due to differences in the response options. Higher score indicates high endorsement of girl beating.
Parvin, K., Nunna, T. T., Mamun, M. A., Talukder, A., Antu, J. F., Siddique, A. A., Kalra, S., Laterra, A., Sprinkel, A., Stefanik, L., & Naved, R. T. (2019). Tipping Point project: Report of the baseline study findings from Bangladesh. https://care.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Baseline-report_TP-_FINAL_March-30.pdf
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