Predictive Factors for Perpetrations of Dating Violence in University Students

Heesun Kang; Eunsook Lee

doi:10.12934/jkpmhn.2014.23.4.288

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Kang and Lee: Predictive Factors for Perpetrations of Dating Violence in University Students

Original Article

Journal of Korean Academy of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing 2014; 23(4): 288-298.

Published online: 31 December 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.12934/jkpmhn.2014.23.4.288

Predictive Factors for Perpetrations of Dating Violence in University Students

Heesun Kang¹, Eunsook Lee²

¹Department of Nursing, Sunchon National University, Sunchon, Korea.

²Department of Nursing, Gyeongnam National University of Science and Technology, Jinju, Korea.

Corresponding author: Lee, Eunsook. Department of Nursing, Gyeongnam National University of Science and Technology, 33 Dongjin-ro, Jinju 660-758, Korea. Tel: +82-55-751-3655, Fax: +82-55-751-3659, eslee5335@gntech.ac.kr

Received 24 September 2014 Revised 19 November 2014 Accepted 22 November 2014

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Abstract

Purpose

This study was conducted to identify predictive factors that influence the perpetrations of violence while dating in university students.

Methods

Self-report questionnaires were used to collect data from university students with dating experiences(N=453) attending 3 regional universities. Data were analyzed using t-test, χ²-test, ANOVA, and logistic regression.

Results

Prevalence rates for psychological, physical and sexual perpetration were 50.1%, 32.5%, 5.5%. In adjusted analysis, compared to non-exposed students, students with psychological dating violence perpetration were at increased risk of psychological and physical dating victimization (OR=9.84, p<.001; OR=2.31, p=.001), had experienced emotional child abuse (OR=2.23, p=.001) and depressive feeling (OR=2.09 , p=.012). Compared to non-exposed students, students with physical dating violence perpetration were at increased risk of psychological and physical dating victimization (OR=2.44, p<.001; OR=7.78, p=.001), had experienced physical child abuse (OR=2.04, p=.001), and were female (OR=2.73, p<.001).

Conclusion

To prevent dating violence, high-risk groups should be detected by surveying variables including experience of dating violence victimization and depressive feeling. Domestic violence could be decreased through parents education and counseling from childhood. Development and implementation of dating violence prevention programs by type of dating violence should be done.

Keywords: Violence, Child abuse, Depression, Students

Figures and Tables

Table 1

Demographic Characteristics of Psychological and Physical Dating Violence Perpetrations

DVP=Dating violence perpetration.

Table 2

Comparison of Dating Violence Victimizations, Family Violence and Health Risk Behaviors by Dating Violence Perpetrations (N=453)

DVP=Dating violence perpetration; DVV=Dating violence victimization.

Table 3

Predictive Factors of Dating Violence Perpetrations by Univariate Analysis (N=453)

DVP=Dating violence perpetration; DVV=Dating violence victimization; ref.=reference; cOR=Crude Odds Ratio; CI=Confidence interval.

Table 4

Predictive Factors of Dating Violence Perpetrations by Multivariate Analysis (N=453)

DVP=Dating violence perpetration; DVV=Dating violence victimization; Ref.=Reference; aOR=Adjusted Odds Ratio; CI=Confidence interval.

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