@article{ref1,
title="Predictors of dating violence among Chinese adolescents: The role of gender-role beliefs and justification of violence",
journal="Journal of interpersonal violence",
year="2012",
author="Shen, April Chiung-Tao and Chiu, Marcus Yu-Lung and Gao, Jianxiu",
volume="27",
number="6",
pages="1066-1089",
abstract="In Chinese societies, violence among adolescent dating partners remains a largely ignored and invisible phenomenon. The goal of this study is to examine the relationships among gender-role beliefs, attitudes justifying dating violence, and the experiences of dating-violence perpetration and victimization among Chinese adolescents. This study has used self-reporting measures to collect data from a probability sample of 976 adolescents (mean age = 15.9) in three Chinese societies: Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Shanghai. Research results reveal a high prevalence of dating violence (including physical violence, sexual violence, and controlling behavior) among Chinese adolescents with dating experience: the perpetration rate is 27.3% and the victimization rate is 39%. Study results demonstrate that adolescents who endorse traditional gender-role beliefs tend to view dating violence as acceptable behavior. Boys' endorsement of traditional gender roles, boys' attitudes justifying boy-on-girl violence, and boys' attitudes against girl-on-boy violence predict boys' actual sexual-violence behavior. Moreover, boys' attitudes justifying boy-on-girl dating violence is the strongest predictor of boys' perpetration of physical and sexual dating violence. This study also shows that boys' hostility is a significant predictor of boys' controlling behavior. Programs for preventing dating violence should include components designed to challenge traditional gender-role beliefs and attitudes justifying dating violence.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0886-2605",
doi="10.1177/0886260511424497",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0886260511424497"
}