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Abstract
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VioLit summary:
OBJECTIVE:
The objective of this research by Roscoe was to explore whether college students believe the use of violence in dating relationships is acceptable, and if so, what forms and in which situations.
METHODOLOGY:
This is a quasi-experimental one-time study of 126 female undergraduate students (sample selection method unknown) aged 17-21 from a mid-western university. Ninety-four percent of the females were white. Each participant read a statement on violence (which reported that violence occurs in many relationships, i.e. parent-child, marriage, and courtship). Immediately after, the participants were instructed to list five acceptable forms of violence and five situations in which violence was acceptable in a dating relationship. It is not clear whether this survey was administered in person or by mail. No special data analysis methods were used.
FINDINGS/DISCUSSION:
Seventy percent of the women indicated some forms of physical force were acceptable. Fifteen forms of violence were identified, ranging from slapping and shoving (71% of the subjects specified this form) to threatening with a knife or gun (1.5%). Violence was acceptable for self-defense (38% of the subjects specified this situation) and prevention of sexual abuse (20%), or when the couple was playing (18%), when the partner was out of control (18%), or in retaliation (10%).
AUTHOR'S RECOMMENDATIONS:
The author stated that professionals should recognize the occurrence of dating violence, and that many young adults view it as acceptable. Young adults should be taught that violence is not a normal or necessary part of relationships. Adults interacting with college students should model non-violent modes of interpersonal interaction. (CSPV Abstract - Copyright © 1992-2007 by the Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence, Institute of Behavioral Science, Regents of the University of Colorado)
KW - Dating Violence Perceptions
KW - College Student Research
KW - Partner Violence
KW - Violence Against Women
KW - Dating Violence Victim
KW - Adult Female
KW - Juvenile Female
KW - Juvenile Victim
KW - Adult Victim
KW - Female Victim
KW - Late Adolescence
KW - Adult Perceptions
KW - Juvenile Perceptions
KW - Female Perceptions
KW - Socially Approved Violence
KW - Self-Defense
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