Table 2: Comparison of the mean scores the participants obtained from the Attitudes towards Violence against Women Scale and its subscales.

Attitudes towards Violence against Women Scale and its subscales Participants residing in İzmir (Western)

X ± SD		 Participants residing in Erzurum (Eastern)

X ± SD		 Test and significance
Economic Violence Subscale 27.04 ± 6.17 25.60 ± 5.37

t = 2.130

P = 0.03
Emotional-Sexual Violence Subscale 22.37 ± 5.06 22.38 ± 4.25

t = 0.020

P = 0.98
Legitimizing Myths Subscale 12.10 ± 2.49 11.47 ± 2.36

t = 2.222

P = 0.02
Descriptive Myths Subscale 10.86 ± 2.62 10.68 ± 2.37

t = 0.630

P = 0.52
Attitudes Towards Violence Against Women Scale Total 72.40 ± 12.07 70.15 ± 10.23

t = 1.711

P = 0.08