Brief report: Acceptance of physical violence (APV) among adolescents in a Norwegian normal sample; statistical description of the assessment

Abstract

The article presents a psychometric description of 11 statements related to use of physical violence. The items were tested in a normal sample (, age: 15–16) from urban and rural areas in Western Norway. The internal reliability was , 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.