Exploring Predictors of Intentions to Engage in Intimate Partner Violence as a Response to Jealousy
Abstract
Two experiments investigated predictors of intentions to engage in intimate partner violence as a communicative response to jealousy (CRJ). Both studies examine whether exposure to media depicting IPV influences perceived descriptive social norms surrounding physically and verbally aggressive CRJs and how norms impact behavioral intentions. The second study explores moral beliefs as moderators. Results indicate exposure to depictions of destructive CRJs increased perceptions that violence is a common CRJ. Additionally, norms predicted intentions to engage in physical violence and verbal aggression. Finally, endorsement of the loyalty moral foundation moderated the relationship between norms and intention to engage in physical violence.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Intimate Partner and Family Violence
Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior
Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Western Journal of Communication
- Volume
- 90
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 277–298
- Publication date
- 4 January 2026
- Language
- EN