“What would the neighbors do?” Measuring sexual and domestic violence prevention social norms among youth and adults

摘要: There is growing attention to how social processes in communities may contribute domestic and sexual violence (DSV) be a target for prevention efforts. Three main variables are collective efficacy descriptive injunctive norms. To date, few measures exist that assess these the specific context of prevention. The current study sampled 3,866 adults high-school youth four northern New England. Exploratory confirmatory factor analyses examined psychometrics scales. Scales reflecting efficacy, indirect public, direct individualized norms, public personal perceptions adults' actions demonstrated robust structures adequate reliability validity. These prove useful diverse audience (e.g., practitioner, researchers) assessing effectiveness community-level DSV strategies.