Predictive Factors for Perpetrations of Dating Violence in University Students

Abstract

This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/ by-nc/3.0), which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. 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, x 2-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