Dating Violence Perpetration: The Predictive Roles of Maternally versus Paternally Perpetrated Childhood Abuse and Subsequent Dating Violence Attitudes and Behaviors
Abstract
This study investigated both young men's and young women's perpetration of physical, sexual, and psychological forms of dating violence, examining predictors of violence including maternally or paternally perpetrated forms of various types of child maltreatment, as well as attitudes toward dating violence and dating violence victimization. Results of hierarchical linear regressions found that childhood experiences of maternal neglect predicted men's physical perpetration, and childhood sexual abuse predicted women's sexual perpetration and men's psychological perpetration. Further, positive attitudes toward dating violence predicted women's physical, psychological, and sexual perpetration, as well as men's sexual perpetration, and experiences of dating violence victimization were the strongest predictors of most forms of dating violence perpetration, particularly among women. Implications for future research and prevention initiatives are discussed.
Department
Psychology, Prevention Innovations Research Center Pubs
Publication Date
1-2013
Journal Title
Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment & Trauma.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
10.1080/10926771.2013.743948
Document Type
Article
Recommended Citation
Dardis, C. M., Edwards, K. M., Kelley, E. L, & Gidycz, C. A. (2013). Dating violence perpetration: The predictive roles of maternally versus paternally perpetrated childhood abuse and subsequent dating violence attitudes and behaviors. Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment, and Trauma, 22, 6-25.