title: The influence of childhood maltreatment and self-control on dating violence: a comparison of college students in the United States and South Korea.
abstract: Various aspects of social learning and self-control theories have been applied to partner violence among multiple samples in the United States, but these theoretical approaches have been less commonly studied cross-culturally. Consequently, childhood maltreatment and low self-control have been identified as risk factors for various outcomes in primarily American samples. This study examined the relationships between childhood maltreatment, low self-control, and dating violence among college students in South Korea and the United States. Findings indicated that experiencing childhood maltreatment and having low self-control were key predictors of perpetration and victimization for both psychological and physical relationship violence. Witnessing interparental violence during childhood was less consistently predictive of one's involvement in a violent dating relationship. Implications for theory and policy are discussed.
authors.affiliation: School of Public Affairs, University of Colorado at Denver, 1380 Lawrence Street, Suite 525, Denver, CO 80217-3364, USA. angela.gover@ucdenver.edu
authors.forename: Angela R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Gover
authors.forename: Wesley G
authors.initials: WG
authors.lastname: Jennings
authors.forename: Elizabeth A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Tomsich
authors.forename: MiRang
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Callie Marie
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Rennison
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003380:Courtship / Q000523:psychology*; D019548:Crime Victims / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007389:Internal-External Control; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D056910:Republic of Korea / Q000453:epidemiology; D012307:Risk Factors; D012649:Self Concept; D012931:Social Environment; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D055815:Young Adult