RT Article
T1 College Women’s Experiences of Dating Violence in Casual and Exclusive Relationships
JF American journal of criminal justice
VO 37
IS 2
SP 146
OP 162
A1 Kaukinen, Catherine
A2 Gover, Angela R.
A2 Hartman, Jennifer L.
LA English
YR 2012
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/176427184X
AB Using a sample of female college students involved in a current dating relationship, we investigate the nature of violence in these intimate relationships to better understand the concept of violence mutuality. To do so we explore womens’ experiences with violence as both perpetrators and victims and examine the prevalence, chronicity, and severity of violence experienced by young women. We also examine whether there are differences in experiences of violence for women in casual versus exclusive dating relationships. Our findings suggest that when violence is present in a dating relationship it is likely to occur within a mutually violent relationship where women are both victims and perpetrators of violence. More importantly, within these mutually violent relationships, women reported being more likely to perpetrate violence at higher rates than they experience as victims. We find no notable differences in experiences with violence among those in casual versus exclusive relationships. The methodological limitations and policy implications of our findings are discussed.
K1 relationship status
K1 Prevalence and chronicity of dating violence
K1 Mutuality of violence
K1 Overlap in victimization and offending
K1 College dating violence
DO 10.1007/s12103-011-9113-7