@article{ref1,
title="Predictors of dating violence among high school students",
journal="Journal of interpersonal violence",
year="1997",
author="O'Keefe, M.",
volume="12",
number="4",
pages="546-568",
abstract="This study examined dating violence in a racially/ethnically and socioeconomically diverse sample of high school students to determine what factors or group of factors best predicted inflicting dating violence using a social-learning-theory-based model. Numerous variables belonging to one of three domains were entered into hierarchical multiple regression analyses. Findings revealed that males were more likely to inflict violence against a dating partner when they had witnessed more interparental violence; believed that male-female dating violence was justifiable; used alcohol/drugs; were the recipients of dating violence; and experienced more conflict in their dating relationships. Females were more likely to be violent toward a dating partner when they believed that female-to-male dating violence was justifiable and that male-to-female violence was not justifiable; experienced more conflict in the dating relationship; were the recipients of dating violence; used alcohol or drugs; and felt the relationship was more serious. The context of the violence was also examined and the implications of the study were addressed. <p />",
language="en",
issn="0886-2605",
doi="10.1177/088626097012004005",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/088626097012004005"
}