The Development of a Domestic Violence Perpetrator Collusion Measurement Tool

NCT ID: NCT01942616

Last Updated: 2023-08-30

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 72 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2009-07-31
• Study Completion Date: 2010-01-31

Brief Summary

We propose an experimental design to empirically establish the potential link between the media portrayal of DV and changes in an individual's DV descriptive and injunctive social norms. Specifically, this study will measure the degree to which people implicitly collude with DV perpetration.

Detailed Description

Aim 1: To determine the impact of media "frames," "labeling," and "information inclusion" on "implicit collusion" with a DV perpetrator.

Hypotheses: Consumers exposed to media reports using "thematic frames" will be less likely to implicitly collude with perpetrators than those exposed to "episodic frames." Consumers exposed to DVH news stories labeled as "domestic violence" will be less likely to implicitly collude with perpetrators than consumers exposed to news stories labeled as "assault." Implicit collusion will correlate positively with the addition of non-relevant perpetrator "humanizing" characteristics. Consumers given negative information about the victim of DVH will be more likely to implicitly collude with the perpetrator than consumers given negative information about the perpetrator.

Aim 2: To determine how media portrayals of domestic violence impact descriptive and injunctive norms about domestic violence and, ultimately, drive implicit collusion with perpetrators.

Hypotheses: Controlling for individual pre-existing attitudes and social norms, consumers exposed to thematic frames or the label of DV will be less likely to shift their norms in a way that supports DV than those exposed to episodic frames or the label of assault. Consumers provided negative victim information or non-relevant characteristics that humanize the perpetrator will be more likely to shift their norms to accept DV.

Exploratory Aim: To identify racial/ethnic, gender, age, and regional differences in DV social norms.

Hypothesis: The media will differentially impact subpopulation DV attitudes, social norms and implicit collusion.

Conditions

Intimate Partner Violence (IPV)

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: SINGLE_GROUP
• Primary Study Purpose: SCREENING
• Blinding Strategy: SINGLE

Study Groups

Condition 1

Each study arm contains different scenarios presented to the participant.

Condition 1 is a Perpetrator Positive scenario.

The content of the Condition 1 group is as follows:

Framing: Episodic Labeling: DV label Extraneous Information: Perpetrator positive non relevant Victim/Perp Characteristic: Negative victim

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Condition 1: Perpetrator Positive

Intervention Type: OTHER

Condition 1 frames the event as episodic, labels the event as domestic violence, uses a positive description of the perpetrator, and a negative description of the victim.

Condition 2

Each study arm contains different scenarios presented to the participant.

Condition 2 is a Perpetrator Negative scenario.

The content of the Condition 2 group is as follows:

Framing: Thematic Labeling: Assault label Extraneous Information: Perpetrator neutral non relevant Victim/Perp Characteristic: Negative Perpetrator

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Condition 2: Perpetrator Negative

Intervention Type: OTHER

The condition 2 intervention/exposure frames the event as thematic, labels the event as assault, uses a neutral description of the perpetrator, and a negative description of the perpetrator.

Condition 3

Each study arm contains different scenarios presented to the participant.

The content of the Condition 3 group is as follows:

Framing: Neither Labeling: No label Extraneous Information: None Victim/Perp Characteristic: None

Group Type: PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Condition 3: Placebo

Intervention Type: OTHER

This intervention provides no details for the participant and is for comparison use in the study.

Interventions

Condition 1: Perpetrator Positive

Condition 1 frames the event as episodic, labels the event as domestic violence, uses a positive description of the perpetrator, and a negative description of the victim.

Intervention Type: OTHER

Condition 2: Perpetrator Negative

The condition 2 intervention/exposure frames the event as thematic, labels the event as assault, uses a neutral description of the perpetrator, and a negative description of the perpetrator.

Intervention Type: OTHER

Condition 3: Placebo

This intervention provides no details for the participant and is for comparison use in the study.

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Members of the public who are 18 years or older, who identify as White or African American or Hispanic.

Exclusion Criteria

• Members of the public will be excluded if they are unable to read or understand English.

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Yale University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR

Locations

Yale University

New Haven, Connecticut, United States

Loyola University New Orleans

New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan, United States

Michigan Department of Community Health

Lansing, Michigan, United States

Countries

United States

Other Identifiers

0910005885

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id