Interpersonal violence: knowledge and beliefs

Last registered on December 04, 2025
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Pre-Trial

Trial Information

General Information

Title
Interpersonal violence: knowledge and beliefs
RCT ID
AEARCTR-0017363
Initial registration date
November 27, 2025

Initial registration date is when the trial was registered.

It corresponds to when the registration was submitted to the Registry to be reviewed for publication.

First published
December 01, 2025, 7:36 PM EST

First published corresponds to when the trial was first made public on the Registry after being reviewed.

Last updated
December 04, 2025, 9:30 AM EST

Last updated is the most recent time when changes to the trial's registration were published.

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Primary Investigator

Name
Manuela Angelucci
Affiliation
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Additional Trial Information

Status
On going
Start date
2025-11-27
End date
2027-11-27
Keywords
Gender
Additional Keywords
JEL code(s)
Secondary IDs
Prior work
This trial does not extend or rely on any prior RCTs.
Abstract
We study knowledge and beliefs about interpersonal violence and gender in a population of Italian youth
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Registration Citation

Citation
Angelucci, Manuela. 2025. "Interpersonal violence: knowledge and beliefs." AEA RCT Registry. December 04. https://doi.org/10.1257/rct.17363-1.2
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Experimental Details

Interventions

Intervention(s)
Intervention Start Date
2025-11-27
Intervention End Date
2026-11-27

Primary Outcomes

Primary Outcomes (end points)
Knowledge about VAW. Gender attitudes and beliefs
Primary Outcomes (explanation)

Secondary Outcomes

Secondary Outcomes (end points)
Secondary Outcomes (explanation)

Experimental Design

Experimental Design
We randomly increase VAW salience and knowledge in a survey by asking treatment group respondents to answer multiple-choice questions about VAW, while a control group answers multiple-choice questions about the environment. We then study the effects of this treatment on knowledge about VAW and gender attitudes and beliefs.
Experimental Design Details
Not available
Randomization Method
randomization by person (done by qualtrics)
Randomization Unit
individual
Was the treatment clustered?
No

Experiment Characteristics

Sample size: planned number of clusters
n/a
Sample size: planned number of observations
300-600
Sample size (or number of clusters) by treatment arms
300-600
Minimum detectable effect size for main outcomes (accounting for sample design and clustering)
Supporting Documents and Materials
IRB

Institutional Review Boards (IRBs)

IRB Name
University of Texas at Austin
IRB Approval Date
2025-11-24
IRB Approval Number
00008451
Analysis Plan