Citation

Sims EN, Dodd VJ, Tejeda MJ. J. Forensic Nurs. 2008; 4(4): 166-173.

Affiliation

Barry University, Miami Shores, Florida, USA. Enowakowski-sims@mail.barry.edu

Copyright

(Copyright © 2008, International Association of Forensic Nurses, Publisher John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

19418773

Abstract

This study used propositions from the social learning theory to explore the effects of the combined influences of child maltreatment, childhood witness to parental violence, sibling violence, and gender on dating violence perpetration using a modified version of the Conflict Tactics Scale 2 (CTS2). A weighted scoring method was utilized to determine how severity of violence in the home impacts dating violence perpetration. Bivariate correlations and linear regression models indicate significant associations between child maltreatment, sibling violence perpetration, childhood witness to parental violence, gender, and subsequent dating violence perpetration. Multiple regression analyses indicate that for men, history of severe violence victimization (i.e., child maltreatment and childhood witness to parental violence) and severe perpetration (sibling violence) significantly predict dating violence perpetration.

Language: en