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Fear by Marylis Fantoni Rangel is a document available to read on EtoBox.

The document discusses the psychological costs and barriers, particularly fear, that contribute to the chronic underreporting of domestic violence. An experiment was conducted to test whether addressing fear in advertisements would increase intent to report domestic violence, but the results showed that such messaging actually reduced intent to report, especially among older women. The findings highlight the complexities of encouraging reporting and suggest that fear-based messaging may be counterproductive

Author

Marylis Fantoni Rangel

Language

EN