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This version was published on April 1, 2008
Journal of Interpersonal Violence, Vol. 23, No. 4, 419-436 (2008)
DOI: 10.1177/0886260507312941

Development and Validation of Videotaped Scenarios

A Method for Targeting Specific Participant Groups

Nora E. Noel

University of North Carolina-Wilmington, noeln{at}uncw.edu

Stephen A. Maisto

Syracuse University

James D. Johnson

University of North Carolina-Wilmington

Lee A. Jackson, Jr

University of North Carolina-Wilmington

Christopher D. Goings

University of North Carolina-Wilmington

Brett T. Hagman

University of North Carolina-Wilmington

Researchers using scenarios often neglect to validate perceived content and salience of embedded stimuli specifically with intended participants, even when such meaning is integral to the study. For example, sex and aggression stimuli are heavily influenced by culture, so participants may not perceive what researchers intended in sexual aggression scenarios. Using four studies, the authors describe the method of scenario validation to produce two videos assessing alcohol-related sexual aggression. Both videos are identical except for the presence in one video of antiforce cues that are extremely salient to the young heterosexual men. Focus groups and questionnaires validate these men's perceptions that (a) the woman was sexually interested, (b) the sexual cues were salient, (c) the antiforce cues were salient (antiaggression video only), and (e) these antiforce cues inhibited acceptance of forced sex. Results show the value of carefully selecting and validating content when assessing socially volatile variables and provide a useful template for developing culturally valid scenarios.

Key Words: scenario validation • alcohol • sexual aggression • laboratory analogue research


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