Objective:

Analyze the degree of agreement in relation to a series of myths about gender violence in young people, and explore associated factors.

Methods:

Cross-sectional study using a voluntary and anonymous questionnaire to young people <25 years of age living in Andalusia detected by the Nursing students of the University of Granada during the years 2016 and 2018.

Results:

A total of 3,291 young people participated. The myths with the highest degree of agreement were: “Batterers are violent by nature” (37%) and “Batterers are crazy” (36.3%). In 2018, compared to 2016, the risk of agreeing with thinking that abusers have problems with alcohol or drugs is doubled (OR = 2.46; 95% CI = 2.02-3.00), gender violence occurs in families of low economic or academic level (OR = 2.17; 95% CI = 1.54-3.04), or that are isolated cases (OR = 2.02; 95% CI = 1.44-2.83).

Conclusions:

Certain myths persist among the Andalusian youth population, and also in recent years, some have been reinforced.