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Table 4 Descriptive statistics for subscales within each domain (N = 587)

From: Social norms and beliefs about gender based violence scale: a measure for use with gender based violence prevention programs in low-resource and humanitarian settings

 

Min

Max

Mean

Std. Dev.

Injunctive Social Norms1

 Response to Sexual Violence

1.00

4.60

2.00

0.77

 Protecting Family Honor

1.00

5.00

2.77

0.79

 Husband’s Right to Use Violence

1.00

5.00

2.38

0.84

Personal Beliefs2

 Response to Sexual Violence

1.33

4.00

3.29

0.64

 Protecting Family Honor

1.00

4.00

2.61

0.88

 Husband’s Right to Use Violence

1.00

4.00

2.90

0.93

  1. 1Social Norm Response Scale: 1 – None of them, 2 – A few of them, 3 – About half of them, 4 – Most of them, 5 – All of them
  2. 2Personal Beliefs Response Scale: 1 – Agree with this statement, 2 – I am not sure if I agree or disagree with this statement, 3 – I disagree but am not ready to tell others, 4 – I am telling others that this is wrong