@article{ref1,
title="Warding Off the Attacker: Self-Defense in Theory and in Practice",
journal="Journal of applied social psychology",
year="2005",
author="Hebl, Michelle R. and Williams, Melissa J.",
volume="35",
number="2",
pages="366-382",
abstract="Whereas men and women predict that they will have similar responses to a physical attack, women's actual self-defense behaviors are less effective than are men's. In Study 1, male and female students expected to respond equally quickly and aggressively to a hypothetical attack by a stranger. Women also considered themselves to be more knowledgeable about self-defense, more physically fit, and less likely to become assault victims than the &quot;average woman,&quot; and both men and women underestimated their victimization risk. In Study 2, a simulated attack situation showed strong gender differences, with men defending themselves more effectively than women. These findings suggest a disparity between beliefs and abilities among young women at risk of violence.<p />",
language="",
issn="0021-9029",
doi="10.1111/j.1559-1816.2005.tb02125.x",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1559-1816.2005.tb02125.x"
}