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NCT Number: NCT01942616

The Development of a Domestic Violence Perpetrator Collusion Measurement Tool

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.

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Key information

Conditions

Intimate Partner Violence (IPV)

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, United States

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About this study

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.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

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.

Treatment and study plan

Condition 1: Perpetrator Positive

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: Perpetrator Negative

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: Placebo

Other

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

Primary outcomes

  1. Change from Baseline on The Collusion Framing Subscale

    Time frame: The scale is administered at baseline and then following the sub experiment for a total of 2 times, 30 minutes apart.

    The scale will be developed based on the changes from baseline.

  2. Change from Baseline on The Collusion Labeling Subscale

    Time frame: The scale is administered at baseline and then following the sub experiment for a total of 2 times, 30 minutes apart.

    The scale will be developed based on the changes from baseline.

  3. Change from Baseline on The Collusion Extraneous Information Subscale

    Time frame: The scale is administered at baseline and then following the sub experiment for a total of 2 times, 30 minutes apart.

    The scale will be developed based on the changes from baseline.

  4. Change from Baseline on The Collusion Negative Characteristics Subscale

    Time frame: The scale is administered at baseline and then following the sub experiment for a total of 2 times, 30 minutes apart.

    The scale will be developed based on the changes from baseline.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Yale University

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Media, Public Health, and Colluding With Murder: The Development of a Domestic Violence Perpetrator Collusion Measurement Tool.

Important dates

Study start
2009
Primary completion
2010
Study completion
2010
First posted
Sep 16, 2013
Registry last updated
Aug 30, 2023

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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