A Gendered Approach to Understanding the Roles of Social Bonding, Personal Control, and Strain on College Dating Violence in Emerging Adulthood

Due in part to their involvement with social activities on campus, college students experience an increased risk of dating violence. Recent legislation such as the Campus SaVE Act (which requires U.S. colleges to offer training on sexual assault, domestic violence, stalking, and sexual harassment to all incoming students) has contributed to the increase in prevention programming offered across postsecondary campuses, as well as subsequent research examining the effectiveness of these prevention efforts. The current study provides a systematic review and meta-analysis of college dating violence prevention programs. A systematic search of 28 databases and numerous gray literature sources identified an initial 14,540 articles of which 315 were deemed potentially eligible for inclusion. Studies were selected if they (1) evaluated a college dating prevention program/campaign, (2) reported one of five outcomes (knowledge, attitudes, or bystander efficacy, intentions, or behavior), (3) had a minimum sample size of 20 in the treatment group, (4) used a pre/post and/or comparison group design, and (5) were published in English or French between January 2000 and October 2020. We calculated 53 effect sizes from 31 studies and conducted separate meta-analyses on various categories of outcome measures. Findings suggest that college dating violence prevention programs are effective at increasing knowledge and attitudes toward dating violence, as well as bystander skills, but are not effective at increasing bystander behaviors. Findings from moderator analyses suggest that several program components influence the strength of treatment effects. Implications for improving the effectiveness of college dating violence prevention programs are discussed.

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Predicting Past and Future Dating Violence From Implicit and Explicit Violence Attitudes: An Experimental Manipulation of Provocation in Close Relationships

Partner Abuse ◽

10.1891/1946-6560.8.4.361 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 8 (4) ◽

pp. 361-376

Author(s):

Joel G. Sprunger ◽

Christopher I. Eckhardt

Keyword(s):

Dating Violence ◽

Partner Violence ◽

Experimental Manipulation ◽

Self Report ◽

Explicit Attitudes ◽

Ipv Perpetration ◽

College Dating ◽

Implicit And Explicit ◽

Violence Attitudes ◽

Implicit And Explicit Attitudes

This study examined implicit and explicit attitudes toward the use of violence and their capacity to predict past and future partner-directed aggression in a college dating sample. Implicit and explicit intimate partner violence (IPV) attitudes were measured and compared based on how well they identified self-reported past IPV and predicted expressed aggressive intent following a simulated dating scenario. Male and female participants (N = 106) completed self-report measures of IPV perpetration history and dating violence attitudes as well as an implicit association measure of violence attitudes. Participants were then randomly assigned to a simulated jealousy or neutral relationship scenario and subsequently indicated their desire to perpetrate physical aggression in response to it. The results indicated that implicit, but not explicit, violence attitudes predicted past-year physical IPV perpetration. Although implicit violence attitudes predicted laboratory aggression regardless of relationship provocation cues, the explicit violence attitudes only predicted aggression when relationship provocation was salient. These findings provide further evidence regarding the utility of an implicit attitudes measure in IPV risk assessment, suggest the need for additional research regarding their integration with self-report measures for predicting violence-related behavior, and have implications for investigations aimed at disrupting problematic violence attitudes.

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A Short-Term Longitudinal Investigation of the Relationship Between Trait Mindfulness and Female-Perpetrated Dating Violence

Journal of Interpersonal Violence ◽

10.1177/0886260519879264 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 088626051987926

Author(s):

Calvin Hesse ◽

Ryan C. Shorey ◽

Meagan J. Brem ◽

Gregory L. Stuart ◽

Tara L. Cornelius

Keyword(s):

Dating Violence ◽

Undergraduate Students ◽

Physical Violence ◽

Psychological Aggression ◽

Future Research ◽

Trait Mindfulness ◽

Dating Relationships ◽

Major Health Problem ◽

College Dating ◽

The Relationship

Within the past several decades, dating violence has emerged as a major health problem, with rates of physical violence ranging from 20% to 30% and psychological aggression ranging from 60% to 90% in college dating relationships. Despite this, there have been few successful dating violence prevention programs developed. Thus, it is imperative that research can identify the relationship between potential protective factors, such as trait mindfulness, and dating violence perpetration. This study builds upon previous research on mindfulness and dating violence by investigating this question within a sample of female undergraduate students at two universities ( N = 381) over the course of one semester. Findings suggested that the nonjudging aspect of mindfulness was associated with less perpetration of psychological and physical aggression approximately 3 months later. Furthermore, several facets of mindfulness were able to differentiate individuals who perpetrated aggression at Time 2 relative to individuals without a history of perpetration. These findings build on previous work in the field and suggest that mindfulness may play an important role in the manifestation of dating violence. Directions for future research on the relation between mindfulness and dating violence are discussed.

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A Mixed-Method Study on Dating Violence Attitudes and Experiences in Emerging Adulthood

Educational Policy Analysis and Strategic Research ◽

10.29329/epasr.2020.270.7 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 15 (3) ◽

pp. 140-158

Author(s):

Semra Uçar ◽

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Şule Baştemur ◽

Keyword(s):

Emerging Adulthood ◽

Dating Violence ◽

Mixed Method ◽

Mixed Method Study ◽

Violence Attitudes

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Predicting sexual behaviors from mid-adolescence to emerging adulthood: The roles of dating violence victimization and substance use

Preventive Medicine ◽

10.1016/j.ypmed.2019.105844 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 129 ◽

pp. 105844 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Ryan C. Shorey ◽

Joseph R. Cohen ◽

Haley Kolp ◽

Paula J. Fite ◽

Gregory L. Stuart ◽

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Keyword(s):

Substance Use ◽

Emerging Adulthood ◽

Dating Violence ◽

Sexual Behaviors ◽

Violence Victimization

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The Roles of Family Factors and Relationship Dynamics on Dating Violence Victimization and Perpetration Among College Men and Women in Emerging Adulthood

Journal of Interpersonal Violence ◽

10.1177/0886260516640544 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 34 (1) ◽

pp. 81-114 ◽

Cited By ~ 12

Author(s):

Yok-Fong Paat ◽

Christine Markham

Keyword(s):

Emerging Adulthood ◽

Social Structure ◽

Dating Violence ◽

Parental Education ◽

Psychological Aggression ◽

Relationship Dynamics ◽

Violence Victimization ◽

Using Data ◽

Underlying Mechanisms ◽

Early Socialization

Using data from the International Dating Violence Study, this study examined the roles of early socialization, family social structure, and relationship dynamics factors on physical aggression in dating among U.S. college students in emerging adulthood. The interaction effects between these three domains of interest (early socialization, family social structure, and relationship dynamics) were explored to understand the underlying mechanisms that influenced victimization and perpetration in dating. In general, we found that family and relational variables associated with dating victimization and perpetration were fairly similar. Among the early socialization variables, experience of childhood neglect and having witnessed domestic violence were significantly related to victimization and perpetration. Living in a two-parent household appeared to exert a protective effect, although associations with parental education were not statistically significant. Furthermore, the participants were more likely to experience victimization or impose aggression in dating relationships which were characterized by conflicts, distress, dominance, or psychological aggression. Overall, for the participants who came from a two-parent household, dominance in dating was linked to less violence. When the participants faced higher levels of psychological aggression, adverse early socialization factors were associated with higher levels of dating violence victimization and perpetration. Research and practice implications were discussed.

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Examining the Role of National Context: Do Country Conditions During Childhood Impact Perpetration of Dating Violence in Emerging Adulthood?

Journal of Interpersonal Violence ◽

10.1177/08862605211043575 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 088626052110435

Author(s):

Maxine Davis ◽

Bernadette Ombayo ◽

Ohad Gilbar

Keyword(s):

Emerging Adulthood ◽

Dating Violence ◽

Partner Violence ◽

National Level ◽

Well Being ◽

Criminal History ◽

Women's Status ◽

Future Research ◽

Women’S Status ◽

Status Of Women

The link between individual experiences in early childhood or adolescence years and future dating violence (DV) perpetration has been well established and explored across various populations. However, little is known on a worldwide scale, about the association between national conditions during childhood, like overall well-being or status of women in that nation, and perpetration of DV in emerging adulthood. Applying life-course theory and a socioecological framework to data from the International Dating Violence Study and country index scores, this study examines whether the overall well-being of a country during childhood affects the perpetration of DV in emerging adulthood. We also examine if the national status of women during childhood moderates the association between overall well-being of a country during childhood and DV perpetration in emerging adulthood, all while controlling for the individual effects of gender, violence approval, criminal history, neglect history, and anger management. The study’s sample size included 4,280 people from 19 countries. Men reported less likelihood of perpetrating DV compared to women. Cross national comparative analysis revealed a significant interaction effect between country well-being and women status on DV perpetration (β = 0.69, p < .05) at the national level. When women’s status was low or moderate, the well-being status showed an inverse effect on the probability of DV perpetration, but this direction switched in the face of high women’s status. Contrary to previous research, higher women status may contribute to increased intimate partner violence (IPV) perpetration. Our findings underscore the existence of context-specific social conditions in relationship to IPV. Broad implications of the findings, potential explanations and directions for future research are discussed.

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The Relationship Between Suicidal Thinking and Dating Violence in a Sample of Adolescent Abortion Patients

Crisis ◽

10.1027/0227-5910/a000082 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 32 (5) ◽

pp. 246-253 ◽

Cited By ~ 16

Author(s):

Gretchen E. Ely ◽

William R. Nugent ◽

Julie Cerel ◽

Mholi Vimbba

Keyword(s):

Unintended Pregnancy ◽

Dating Violence ◽

Young Women ◽

Psychosocial Problems ◽

The Other ◽

Assessment Scale ◽

Adolescent Dating Violence ◽

Adolescent Relationships ◽

Suicidal Thinking ◽

The Relationship

Background: The relationship between suicidal thinking and adolescent dating violence has not been previously explored in a sample of adolescent abortion patients. Aims: This paper highlights a study where the relationship between dating violence and severity of suicidal thinking was examined in a sample of 120 young women ages 14–21 seeking to terminate an unintended pregnancy. Methods: The Multidimensional Adolescent Assessment Scale and the Conflict in Adolescent Relationships Scale was used to gather information about psychosocial problems and dating violence so that the relationship between the two problems could be examined, while controlling for the other psychosocial problems. Results: The results suggest that dating violence was related to severity of suicidal thinking, and that the magnitude of this relationship was moderated by the severity of problems with aggression. Conclusions: Specifically, as the severity of participant’s general problems with aggression increased, the magnitude of the relationship between dating violence and severity of suicidal thinking increased. Limitations of the study and implications for practice are discussed.

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