APS

2026 APS Annual Convention · 2026

Implications of Intimate Partner Violence on Hiring Decisions

Barcelona, Spain · May 2026

Posters · Identity, Culture & Social Inequality

  • Ragan Henderson Lal
    Texas Womans University
  • Gabrielle Smith
    Texas Woman's University
  • Udean Mars Williams
    The Chicago School, Washington, DC

Abstract

Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) can disrupt employment, creating resume gaps that hiring gatekeepers may misinterpret. Participants will review hiring materials that have no employment gap, a gap with a neutral explanation, or an IPV-related gap. IPV-related explanations are expected to reduce hirability due to lowered perceptions of stability and commitment.

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