Eliciting Perceptions of Relationship Dynamics among Young Adult Women

This study aims to quantify how young adult women perceive early “red flags” in romantic relationships, such as love bombing, gaslighting, financial control, and technology-facilitated coercive control. Using experimentally designed vignettes, respondents will read short, realistic scenarios and indicate whether they view the behavior as acceptable or concerning. This allows us to capture variation in perceptions of what constitutes problematic behavior and to identify factors shaping these perceptions.