| Field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Field Investigator | Before Jasper Cooper | After Christopher Boyer |
| Field Trial Status | Before on_going | After completed |
| Field Trial End Date | Before December 31, 2019 | After January 01, 2022 |
| Field Last Published | Before November 15, 2019 01:43 PM | After August 02, 2022 03:06 PM |
| Field Study Withdrawn | Before | After No |
| Field Intervention Completion Date | Before | After February 28, 2019 |
| Field Data Collection Complete | Before | After Yes |
| Field Final Sample Size: Number of Clusters (Unit of Randomization) | Before | After 1680 couples |
| Field Was attrition correlated with treatment status? | Before | After No |
| Field Final Sample Size: Total Number of Observations | Before | After 3360 individuals |
| Field Final Sample Size (or Number of Clusters) by Treatment Arms | Before | After 840 couples per arm |
| Field Public Data URL | Before | After https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/9TEAIV |
| Field Is there a restricted access data set available on request? | Before | After No |
| Field Program Files | Before | After Yes |
| Field Program Files URL | Before | After https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/9TEAIV |
| Field Data Collection Completion Date | Before | After January 01, 2020 |
| Field Is data available for public use? | Before | After Yes |
| Field Keyword(s) | Before Crime Violence And Conflict, Gender | After Crime Violence And Conflict, Gender |
| Field Pi as first author | Before No | After Yes |
| Field Building on Existing Work | Before | After No |
| Field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Field IRB Name | Before | After Ugandan National Council for Science and Technology |
| Field IRB Approval Date | Before | After October 10, 2018 |
| Field IRB Approval Number | Before | After SS4782 |
| Field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Field Paper Abstract | Before | After Violence committed by men against women in intimate relationships is a pervasive problem around the world. Patriarchal norms that place men as the head of household are often to blame. Previous research suggests that trusted authorities can shift perceptions of norms and create behavior change. In many settings, a compelling authority on behavior in relationships is religious leaders, who are influential sources of information about proper conduct in relationships and gatekeepers of marriage, but may also uphold traditional gender roles. One way leaders exert their influence is through premarital or couples counseling courses. In this study, we test whether, if given an opportunity to offer a more progressive religious interpretation of gender roles during these courses, religious leaders could motivate men to share power and thereby reduce violence. Building on existing faith networks of Christian religious leaders in western Uganda, we conducted a large pair-matched, randomized controlled trial among 1,680 heterosexual couples in which participants were randomized to attend a 12-session group counseling course or wait-listed. We find that the program shifted power from men to women and reduced intimate partner violence by five percentage points, comparable with more intensive secular programs. These improvements were largest among couples counseled by religious leaders who held the most progressive views at baseline and who critically engaged with the material. Our findings suggest that religious leaders can be effective agents of change for reducing violence. |
| Field Paper Citation | Before | After Boyer, C., Levy Paluck, E., Annan, J., Nevatia, T., Cooper, J., Namubiru, J., Heise, L., & Lehrer, R. (2022). Religious leaders can motivate men to cede power and reduce intimate partner violence: Experimental evidence from Uganda. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 119(31), e2200262119. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2200262119 |
| Field Paper URL | Before | After https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2200262119 |