The Relationship Between Approval of Violence and Intimate Partner Violence in College Students

Dating violence is a significant problem among college students. Using a sample of 248 male and 304 female college students, we explored whether or not male and female college students differed in their approval rates of male-to-female intimate partner violence (IPV) and female-to-male IPV. We also...

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Main Author: Spencer, Chelsea M. (Author)
Contributors: Morgan, Preston ; Bridges, James 1936-1993 (Author) ; Washburn-Busk, Michelle ; Stith, Sandra M.
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2021
In: Journal of interpersonal violence
Year: 2021, Volume: 36, Issue: 1/2, Pages: NP212-NP231
Online Access: Volltext (Resolving-System)
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Keywords:
Intimate Partner Violence
approval of violence
College students
dating violence
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Summary:Dating violence is a significant problem among college students. Using a sample of 248 male and 304 female college students, we explored whether or not male and female college students differed in their approval rates of male-to-female intimate partner violence (IPV) and female-to-male IPV. We also examined how approval of violence related to reports of physical, psychological, and sexual IPV perpetration and victimization. We found that both male and female college students had higher levels of approval of female-to-male IPV than male-to-female IPV. We also found that male students had higher levels of approval of male-to-female IPV and female-to-male IPV than did female students. We found that men who had higher levels of approval of female-to-male IPV were more likely to be perpetrators and victims of physical IPV and perpetrators of sexual IPV. Finally, we found that women who had higher levels of approval of female-to-male IPV were more likely to be victims of sexual and psychological IPV.
ISSN:1552-6518
DOI:10.1177/0886260517731315