Violent Behavior in College Student Dating Relationships: Implications for Campus Service Providers

1996 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-27 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christine S. Sellers ◽  
Max L. Bromley
Keyword(s):  
Dating Violence ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Violent Behavior ◽  
University Administrators ◽  
Dating Relationships ◽  
Never Married ◽  
Random Samples ◽  
Urban University ◽  
Married Students

Dating violence among students is one of the more common types of campus violence facing university administrators and service providers. This study provides a descriptive analysis of the nature and extent of self-reported use of aggression as well as victimization in dating relationships among random samples of 995 currently dating and 1391 never married students at a large urban university. Results indicate that dating violence is limited to relatively minor acts of aggression and is more likely in relationships of greater degrees of intimacy and commitment Both males and females report using physical aggression against daring partners and both also report victimization by their partners. Most such incidences occur off campus and few report their victimization to campus agencies designed to handle domestic violence. Implications for campus service providers are discussed.

scholarly journals Moral Development in Adolescents as A Key Indicator for The Prevention of Violent Behavior in Their Couples’ Relationships

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 50-58
Author(s):  
Isabel Cuadrado-Gordillo ◽  
Inmaculada Fernández-Antelo ◽  
Guadalupe Martín-Mora Parra
Keyword(s):  
Moral Development ◽  
Dating Violence ◽  
Moral Disengagement ◽  
Violent Behavior ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Dating Relationships ◽  
Key Indicator ◽  
Violent Behaviors ◽  
Euphemistic Language ◽  
Psychological Educational

Dating violence is a multidimensional and cross-cultural problem that in the last decade has extended worryingly to teenage age. The consequences are so serious and lasting over time that they cause serious psychological, educational, family and social implications. Knowledge of predictive indicators and the consequences that these aggression and victimization processes cause, can offer an important guide for the design of prevention and intervention protocols that contribute to decrease the prevalence of cases, to facilitate their identification, to give an answer faster and more efficient. This study emphasizes the moral development of adolescents as a key indicator and, specifically, in the level of moral disengagement they present. The aims are: a) Analyze the level of moral disengagement of adolescents, as well as the mechanisms they use to accept and normalize violent behaviors; b) Know what mechanisms of moral disengagement predict certain forms of aggression in dating relationships. The sample consists of 2029 adolescents (55.4% girls) with ages between 14 and 18 years (M = 16.2; SD = 1.2). The results indicate that adolescents have a moderate level of moral disengagement (M = 2,562; SD = 0.4362) and the most commonly used disengagement mechanisms coincide with the diffusion and displacement of responsibility for the damage caused. As the level of disengagement increases, the mechanisms that adolescents use to validate and approve aggressive behaviors committed and suffered are diversified. Finally, it is found that the use of mechanisms such as dehumanization and euphemistic language are strong predictors of certain forms of victimization.

scholarly journals Relationship between Emotional Intelligence and Violence Exerted, Received, and Perceived in Teen Dating Relationships

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (5) ◽  
pp. 2284
Author(s):  
Cordelia Estevez-Casellas ◽  
Mª Dolores Gómez-Medina ◽  
Esther Sitges
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Intelligence ◽  
Social Relationships ◽  
Violent Behavior ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Dating Relationships ◽  
Significant Relation ◽  
Violent Behaviors ◽  
Teen Dating ◽  
The Relationship

Emotional intelligence plays a critical role in adolescence since it involves a change towards psychological, social, and sexual maturity; a stage in which the foundations of intimate social relationships are established. Emotional competences regulate the quality of these relationships in adolescence and can provide protection against or facilitate the use of violence within them. Based on the above, this study aims to analyze the relationship between emotional intelligence and violence exercised, received, and perceived by adolescents in dating relationships. A sample of 254 subjects (43.1% men and 56.9% women) between 12 and 18 years old was analyzed through the Emotional Intelligence Questionnaires of BarOn ICE:NA and Violence Exercised Perceived and Received by Adolescents VERA. The results of the research have shown that there is a significant and inverse relation between the dimensions of emotional intelligence and the violence exercised by adolescents in their dating relationships, and a positive and significant relation between emotional intelligence and the perception of violent behavior. For this reason, the importance of educating people about emotional intelligence from childhood within both the academic and family sphere is highlighted. This is fundamental to preventing the appearance of such violent behaviors and promoting an adequate adaptation to the environment.

scholarly journals KAJIAN KENYAMANAN DAN KEAMANAN WISATAWAN DI KAWASAN PARIWISATA KUTA LOMBOK

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wahyu Khalik
Keyword(s):  
Community Participation ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Coast Guard ◽  
Environmental Aspects ◽  
Hygiene Factors ◽  
Parking Management ◽  
Qualitative Descriptive ◽  
The Government ◽  
Tourism Potential

Comfort and security are vital factors in tourism destination of Kuta Lombok with great tourism potential. However, this potential will not be desirable if the conditions are not created by comfort and security. This proves that there are factors that affect the comfort, community understanding of tourism awareness, and community participation in comfort and security of tourists. The study was conducted aimed to determine the factors that affect comfort and safety, the level of community understanding of tourism awareness, and community participation in the comfort and security of tourists in Kuta Lombok tourism.This study examines the comfort and safety of tourists in tourism of Kuta Lombok are included in the descriptive study. Therefore, the research conducted through a qualitative approach. Methods of data collection through observation, interview and documentation. Decision is determined by the method of purposive, with 15 informants. The theory applied is the theory of structural functionalism which analyzed the factors and community participation, and motivation theory is applied to analyze the level of community understanding about tourism awareness.The analysis results of research conducted by qualitative descriptive analysis presents the results of research through a narrative supported by photographs. The results of this study suggests that the comfort and safety factor is  influenced by the low level of community understanding in the elements of tourism awareness through Sapta Pesona. The low raises community understanding of factors that affect comfort and safety as a factor of environmental aspects of parking management and environmental hygiene, factors of economic activity and the hawkers aspects trasnportation service providers as well as factors in the aspect of tourism access roads were damaged. Community participation in the comfort and security of tourists is not functioning optimally. This is caused by unsynchronization between organizations. Forms of community participation in the form of the participation into the organization and the coast guard and empowerment of communities in the festival. Based on those results of the three studies, the government of Central Lombok is expected especially for Culture and Tourism Department particular attention to the factors that affect comfort and safety, and the formation of tourism awareness with benchmarks Sapta Pesona.

The Interplay of Perceptions and Conflict Behaviors during Disagreements: A Daily Study of Physical Teen Dating Violence Perpetration

2021 ◽  
pp. 088626052110219
Author(s):  
Andréanne Fortin ◽  
Alison Paradis ◽  
Martine Hébert ◽  
Andréanne Lapierre
Keyword(s):  
Conflict Management ◽  
Dating Violence ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Teen Dating Violence ◽  
Dating Relationships ◽  
Daily Diaries ◽  
Conflict Behaviors ◽  
Adolescent Dating ◽  
Destructive Conflict ◽  
The Individual

Physical dating violence (DV) is a widespread problem among adolescents. A growing body of literature demonstrates that physical DV often occurs during disagreements when partners use destructive conflict management strategies, such as conflict engagement (e.g., losing control, criticizing) or withdrawal (e.g., acting cold, being distant). However, little is known regarding how the individual daily variability on the use of destructive conflict management strategies can influence the probability of perpetrating day-to-day physical DV, especially if the other partner is also perceived as using destructive behaviors. Using an intensive longitudinal approach, the current study first aimed to examine the daily associations between the use of various conflict management strategies and physical DV perpetration in adolescent dating relationships. A second objective was to investigate if perceived partner’s conflict behaviors moderated the relation between self-reported conflict management strategies and day-to-day physical DV perpetration. A sample of 216 adolescents ( Mage = 17.03, SD = 1.49) involved in a dating relationship, completed a baseline assessment followed by 14 daily diaries. Results of multilevel logistic analyses revealed that using conflict engagement strategies significantly increased the probability of day-to-day physical DV perpetration. Furthermore, the probability of perpetrating physical DV was significantly higher on days in which teens reported using high levels of conflict engagement while also perceiving their partner as using high levels of conflict engagement or withdrawal. These findings yield new insights on the daily context in which disagreements might escalate into aggression. Evidence from this study further supports the conflict escalation pattern and the demand/withdraw communication pattern in the context of adolescent dating relationships. Preventive initiatives should address the interplay of perceptions and conflict behaviors concerning physical DV perpetration.

The Influence of Masculinity on Male Latino Adolescents’ Perceptions Regarding Dating Relationships and Dating Violence

2018 ◽  
Vol 25 (9) ◽  
pp. 1039-1052 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristin Haglund ◽  
Ruth Ann Belknap ◽  
Lisa M. Edwards ◽  
Marcel Tassara ◽  
James Van Hoven ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dating Violence ◽  
Latino Adolescents ◽  
Dating Relationships

scholarly journals Graduating MSW Students’ Recommended Interventions for Teen Dating Violence: A Descriptive Analysis

2017 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 203-220 ◽  
Author(s):  
Heidi Adams Rueda ◽  
Alicia Hawley ◽  
Beverly M. Black ◽  
Bernadette Ombayo
Keyword(s):  
Dating Violence ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Teen Dating Violence ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Safety Planning ◽  
Specific Content ◽  
Healthy Relationships ◽  
Msw Students ◽  
Social Work Programs ◽  
Teen Dating

Teen dating violence (TDV) is a widespread issue that social workers are likely to encounter in their practice with youth, yet little research exists concerning their preparedness to do so. This study assessed the proposed interventions of graduating MSW students (n=73) from two accredited universities in response to two scenarios of TDV. Each scenario reflected various forms of relational violence. Nearly one-third of students’ proposed interventions focused on the need to deliver some form of education, healthy relationships being the most prevalent theme. Other interventions included teaching about appropriate boundaries, issues of control and anger, self-esteem-building, and communication skills. The second most common set of responses pertained to individual assessment, and the third to individual and couple’s counseling. Few comments identified specific TDV interventions, such as safety planning or evidence-based prevention programs. Students’ recommendations for education and counseling rather than safety planning or multi-level interventions indicate that social work programs need to provide specific content in MSW curricula related to TDV and evidence-based interventions. 

scholarly journals Factors Driving Customer Satisfaction at Shopping Mall Food Courts

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 27
Author(s):  
Maram A. Mahin ◽  
Iman M. Adeinat
Keyword(s):  
Customer Satisfaction ◽  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Food Quality ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Service Industry ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Shopping Mall ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Food Variety

In the service industry, when providers generate a high level of customer satisfaction, they can gain and maintain a major competitive advantage in the marketplace. This competitive advantage can, in turn, lead directly to high profitability and growth. In the present competitive consumer landscape, world, shopping malls must deliver high-quality service to customers given that as a service ecosystem the mall must optimize its own resources and the resources of others to improve both its own circumstances and those of others. Against this general background, in this study, we assess the quality attributes of a food court located in a shopping mall by identifying factors related to the shopping mall—ambience, food variety, convenience, the tenants in the food court, food quality, food price, and restaurant staff. A descriptive analysis and a multivariate analysis, including structural equation modeling, are performed using IBM SPSS and AMOS statistical software. The results of the factor analysis indicate that food quality, followed by convenience and food variety, is the most important factor driving customer satisfaction. The results highlight the importance of networks between different stakeholders in such an ecosystem and provide developers and service providers with information in regard to the attributes most implicated in predicting customer satisfaction in a food court. On this basis, customers are viewed not only as evaluators but also as partners in producing service.

Dating Violence in China

2019 ◽  
pp. 308-324
Author(s):  
Xiying Wang
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Young People ◽  
Dating Violence ◽  
Sexual Coercion ◽  
Date Rape ◽  
Transnational Feminism ◽  
Psychological Aggression ◽  
Physical Assault ◽  
Dating Relationships ◽  
Historical Trends

Dating violence is aggressive behavior that occurs in intimate dating relationships; it includes physical assault, verbal and psychological aggression, and sexual coercion. This chapter discusses the issue of dating violence globally, with a focus on China. The chapter first presents a case of date rape. It then describes the prevalence of dating violence locally and globally and discusses the risk factors and protective factors. Next, it highlights how transnational feminism is adopted to understand the phenomenon. The chapter situates dating violence in China in the historical trends of women’s movement and violence research. The chapter deconstructs the current myths regarding dating violence and illustrates the current creative advocacy and activism among Chinese young people.

I Don’t Have Power, and I Want More: Psychological, Physical, and Sexual Dating Violence Perpetration Among College Students

2020 ◽  
pp. 088626052095131 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ezgi Toplu-Demirtaş ◽  
Frank D. Fincham
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Gender Differences ◽  
Dating Violence ◽  
Mental Health Professionals ◽  
Relationship Power ◽  
Psychological Violence ◽  
Dating Relationships ◽  
Mediation Effects ◽  
Satisfaction Questionnaire ◽  
Violence Perpetration

The purpose of this study was to (a) explore the prevalence of, and gender differences in, self-reported physical, sexual, and psychological violence perpetration in dating relationships (i.e., not married or engaged), (b) evaluate the factorial validity of the Power Perceptions and Power Satisfaction Questionnaire in dating relationships, and (c) document the mediating role of power satisfaction in the associations between power perception and physical, sexual, and psychological dating violence perpetration. College students ( N = 812) completed the Power Perceptions and Power Satisfaction Questionnaire and the Psychological Aggression, Physical Assault, and Sexual Coercion subscales of the Revised Conflict Tactics Scale. Gender differences emerged in the prevalence of physical (43.0% for women and 35.0% for men) and sexual violence (25.0% for women and 41.8% for men) but not psychological violence (80.1% for women and 75.5% for men). Exploratory factor and parallel analyses yielded two subscales of power perceptions and power satisfaction, which explained 40.56% of the variance. Mediation analyses revealed that college students who perceived lower relationship power were more dissatisfied with that relationship power and, in turn, perpetrated more physical, sexual, and psychological violence against their partners. The mediation effects were evident in both women and men. The implications of the current findings for future research and mental health professionals at colleges are outlined.

Psychological Reactance and Violence within Dating Relationships

1993 ◽  
Vol 73 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 1203-1208 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stewart L. Hockenberry ◽  
Robert E. Billingham
Keyword(s):  
Conflict Resolution ◽  
Multivariate Analyses ◽  
Violent Behavior ◽  
Important Variable ◽  
Psychological Reactance ◽  
Dating Relationships ◽  
Violent Relationships ◽  
Dependent Variables ◽  
Interpersonal Control

86 male and 127 female undergraduates were classified into either nonviolent or violent groups based on their self-reported conflict-resolution behaviors within their dating relationships. Using the four subscales of Hong's Psychological Reactance Scale to define the dependent variables, multivariate analyses indicated that individuals in mutually violent relationships had significantly higher scores on all four of the reactance subscales than did those in nonviolent relationships. Men had higher scores than women only on the reactance to conformity subscale. These findings may suggest that both partners in violent dating relationships may be more protective of their personal sense of freedom and more sensitive to perceived threats to these freedoms and that psychological reactance as related to interpersonal control may be an important variable in violent behavior.

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