title: Social norms for intimate partner violence.
abstract: This study investigated perceived descriptive norms (i.e., perceived prevalence) for intimate partner violence (IPV) among college students. Male and female college students were asked to estimate the prevalence of IPV for same-sex "typical students" on their campus. Perpetrators of IPV made higher estimates than nonperpetrators. Both perpetrators and nonperpetrators overestimated the prevalence of IPV when compared to actual prevalence rates. Findings lend support for using social-norms-based prevention programs on college campuses.
authors.affiliation: University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487, USA. twitte@ches.ua.edu
authors.forename: Tricia H
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Witte
authors.affiliation: University of Alabama-Birmingham, USA.
authors.forename: Mazheruddin M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Mulla
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D019548:Crime Victims / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D012737:Sex Factors; D012747:Sexual Partners / Q000523:psychology*; D019529:Sexuality / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012938:Social Perception; D012945:Social Values; D013179:Spouse Abuse / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D013334:Students / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014495:Universities; D055815:Young Adult