Citation

Gover AR, Jennings WG, Tomsich EA, Park M, Rennison CM. Violence Vict. 2011; 26(3): 296-318.

Affiliation

School of Public Affairs, University of Colorado at Denver, 1380 Lawrence Street, Suite 525, Denver, CO 80217-3364, USA. angela.gover@ucdenver.edu

Copyright

(Copyright © 2011, Springer Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

21846019

Abstract

Various aspects of social learning and self-control theories have been applied to partner violence among multiple samples in the United States, but these theoretical approaches have been less commonly studied cross-culturally. Consequently, childhood maltreatment and low self-control have been identified as risk factors for various outcomes in primarily American samples. This study examined the relationships between childhood maltreatment, low self-control, and dating violence among college students in South Korea and the United States. Findings indicated that experiencing childhood maltreatment and having low self-control were key predictors of perpetration and victimization for both psychological and physical relationship violence. Witnessing interparental violence during childhood was less consistently predictive of one's involvement in a violent dating relationship. Implications for theory and policy are discussed.

Language: en