ABSTRACT

Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a serious problem in the United States. The present study investigates whether a subset of unconscious cognitions known as implicit theories contribute to IPV. Thirty-three male and female university students completed a lexical decision task (LDT), which uses reaction times to gauge the degree of support for statements related to IPV. Findings indicated that IPV perpetrators held some implicit theories more strongly than non-perpetrators. Implications for treatment and research are discussed, as is the value of using tools like the LDT to measure otherwise elusive cognitive structures supporting deviant behavior.

摘要

亲密伴侣暴力（IPV）在美国是一个严重的问题。本研究调查了被称为内隐理论的无意识认知子集是否有助于 IPV。33 名男女大学生完成了一项词汇决策任务 (LDT)，该任务使用反应时间来衡量对与 IPV 相关的陈述的支持程度。调查结果表明，IPV 肇事者比非肇事者更强烈地持有一些隐含的理论。讨论了治疗和研究的意义，以及使用 LDT 等工具来测量支持异常行为的难以捉摸的认知结构的价值。