This study examines audience responses to media portrayals of athlete-perpetrated intimate partner violence (IPV). Participants (N = 569) were randomly assigned to view one of ten video news stories involving an incident of athlete-perpetrated IPV. They reported their perceptions of news story severity, perpetrator responsibility, and victim credibility post-viewing. In general, stories featuring White perpetrators were rated as more severe than stories featuring Black perpetrators. For moderately violent stories, victims of White and Latino athletes were rated as more credible than victims of Black athletes. Implications for a better understanding of athlete-perpetrated IPV and social outcomes are discussed.

这项研究调查了观众对媒体对运动员实施的亲密伴侣暴力（IPV）的反应。随机分配参与者（N = 569）以观看涉及运动员侵犯IPV事件的十个视频新闻故事之一。他们报告了他们对新闻报道的严重性，犯罪者的责任以及受害者的可信度的看法。一般而言，以白人为犯罪者的故事比以黑人为犯罪者的故事更严重。对于中度暴力的故事，白人和拉丁裔运动员的受害者被认为比黑人运动员的受害者更可信。讨论了更好地了解运动员实施的IPV和社会成果的意义。