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         Nicole Capezza
  • MS, Purdue University, 2005
  • Advisor: Ximena B. Arriaga
  • Send e-mail to ncapezza@psych.purdue.edu
  • Mailing Address:
      • Purdue University
      Psychological Sciences Building   
      703 Third Street
      West Lafayette, Indiana 47907-2081
  • Phone: (765) 494-6892 (leave message)
  • Office: PSYC 2180
Research Interests

(1) Partner violence. Topics include: victim blaming, particularly the impact gender stereotypes and system justification have on the tendency to blame victims; acceptability of violence; perceptions of psychological abuse; and victim coping.

(2)  Relationship stability. Topics include: relational ostracism; and managing uncertainty in relationships.

Publications/Presentations

Arriaga, X. B., Agnew, C. R., Capezza, N. M., & Lehmiller, J. J. (in press). The social and physical environment of relationship initiation: An interdependence analysis. In S. Sprecher , A. Wenzel, & J. Harvey (Eds.), Handbook of Relationship Beginnings. Mawhaw , NJ : Erlbaum.

Capezza, N. M., & Arriaga, X. B. (in press). Factors associated with acceptance of psychological aggression against women. Violence Against Women.

Capezza, N. M., & Arriaga, X. B. (accepted, pending minor revision). You can degrade but you can't hit: Differences in perceptions of psychological versus physical aggression. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships.

Arriaga, X. B., & Capezza, N. M. (2007). Antisocial behavior. R. Baumeister & K. D. Vohs (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Social Psychology. Thousand Oaks , CA : Sage.

Arriaga, X. B., Slaughterbeck, E. S., Capezza, N. M., & Hmurovic, J. L. (2007). From bad to worse: Relationship commitment and vulnerability to partner imperfections. Personal Relationships, 14, 389-409.

Capezza, N. M. (2007). Homophobia and sexism: The pros and cons to an integrative approach. Integrative Psychological & Behavioral Science. [Comment on target article by Madureira].

Capezza, N. M., & Valsiner, J. (2007). The making of nonviolence: Affective self-regulation in a shooting game. In E. Abbey & R. Diriwächter (Eds.), Innovating Genesis: The Constructive Mind in Action. InfoAge Publishers.

Arriaga, X. B., & Capezza, N. M. (2005). Targets of partner violence: The importance of understanding coping trajectories. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 20, 89-99.

Capezza, N. M. (2003). The cultural-psychological foundations for violence and nonviolence: An empirical study.  Forum: Qualitative Social Research [On-line Journal], 4(2). Available at: http://www.qualitative-research.net/fqs-texte/2-03/2-03capezza-e.htm.