TY - JOUR PY - 2005// TI - Brief report: Acceptance of physical violence (APV) among adolescents in a Norwegian normal sample; statistical description of the assessment JO - Journal of Adolescence A1 - Naevdal, F. SP - 425 EP - 431 VL - 28 IS - 3 N2 - The article presents a psychometric description of 11 statements related to use of physical violence. The items were tested in a normal sample (N=1700, age: 15-16) from urban and rural areas in Western Norway. The internal reliability was alpha=0.86, and the factor analysis resulted in two factors. Boys had higher mean scores than girls. Self-reported violence was predicted by acceptance of physical violence. LA - SN - 0140-1971 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.adolescence.2004.11.006 ID - ref1 ER -