The relationship between severity of violence in the home and dating violence.
This study used propositions from the social learning theory to explore the effects of the combined influences of child maltreatment, childhood witness to parental violence, sibling violence, and gender on dating violence perpetration using a modified version of the Conflict Tactics Scale 2 (CTS2). A weighted scoring method was utilized to determine how severity of violence in the home impacts dating violence perpetration. Bivariate correlations and linear regression models indicate significant associations between child maltreatment, sibling violence perpetration, childhood witness to parental violence, gender, and subsequent dating violence perpetration. Multiple regression analyses indicate that for men, history of severe violence victimization (i.e., child maltreatment and childhood witness to parental violence) and severe perpetration (sibling violence) significantly predict dating violence perpetration.
Barry University, Miami Shores, Florida, USA. Enowakowski-sims@mail.barry.edu
Eva Nowakowski
EN
Sims
Virginia J Noland
VJ
Dodd
Manuel J
MJ
Tejeda
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001722:Birth Order; D016241:Child of Impaired Parents / Q000523:psychology*; D003220:Conflict, Psychological; D003380:Courtship / Q000523:psychology*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D017579:Domestic Violence / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D016014:Linear Models; D008297:Male; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D011582:Psychological Theory; D012307:Risk Factors; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D012737:Sex Factors; D012801:Sibling Relations; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014495:Universities; D055815:Young Adult