title: Dating violence and nursing student well-being.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Violence in dating relationships involves dimensions such as physical, psychological and sexual abuse, requiring strategies for prevention and early intervention.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To identify the socio-demographic variables that influence violence in dating relationships; to identify whether having been a victim and/or witnessing violence in childhood has significant effect on violence in dating relationships; to verify the correlation between violence in dating relationships and psychological well-being.
  
  
  METHODS
  Quantitative non-experimental, cross-sectional, descriptive correlational study. Data collection conducted by a socio-demographic characterisation questionnaire; Dating Relationship Victimization Practices and Behaviours Scale and Demonstration of Psychological Well-Being Measurement Scale. The non-probabilistic, convenience sample consisted of 203 students from the Health School of Viseu.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Mostly female students gender; Mean age of 18.85 years, minimum of 18 and maximum of 34; Gender and having been a victim or witness of violence against children and sexual violence are variables that seem to intervene in dating violence and psychological well-being. Age has an influence on psychological well-being. Stalking violence and psychological violence were more prevalent in the study sample. It was found that the presence of any type of violence is associated with a decrease in student psychological well-being.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  By analysing the results we can infer the need to include this topic in education/training, active methodologies and effective participation of all stakeholders in the process, with a view to promoting and developing relationship and affective skills.
authors.affiliation: Escola Superior de Saúde de Viseu, Viseu, Portugal. Electronic address: mcamartinsp@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Conceição
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Martins
authors.affiliation: Escola Superior de Saúde de Viseu, Viseu, Portugal.
authors.forename: Ana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gouveia
authors.affiliation: Escola Superior de Saúde de Viseu, Viseu, Portugal.
authors.forename: Melanie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chaves
authors.affiliation: Escola Superior de Saúde de Viseu, Viseu, Portugal.
authors.forename: Rafael
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lourenço
authors.affiliation: Escola Superior de Saúde de Viseu, Viseu, Portugal.
authors.forename: Sara
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Marques
authors.affiliation: Escola Superior de Saúde de Viseu, Viseu, Portugal.
authors.forename: Telmo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Santos
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D000066511:Intimate Partner Violence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008297:Male; D011788:Quality of Life; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Dating; Nursing students; Violence