@article{ref1,
title="Childhood physical maltreatment and young adult dating violence: a propensity matching approach",
journal="Journal of interpersonal violence",
year="2017",
author="Tomsich, Elizabeth and Jennings, Wesley G. and Richards, Tara N. and Gover, Angela R. and Powers, Ráchael A.",
volume="32",
number="22",
pages="3475-3496",
abstract="Intimate partner violence disproportionately occurs among young adults and relates to a range of health and behavioral problems throughout the life course. Although numerous studies substantiate the prevailing cycle of violence perspective, methodological limitations in prior research prohibit the conclusion of a causal relationship between childhood physical maltreatment and dating violence perpetration and victimization in young adulthood. The current research applies a quasi-experimental propensity score matching approach to a large sample of young adults (n = 4,168) to isolate the causal effect of childhood physical maltreatment on dating violence perpetration and victimization. <br><br>RESULTS suggest selection bias accounts for the correlation between childhood physical maltreatment and young adult physical dating violence perpetration and victimization, indicating a spurious relationship-before matching: odds ratio (OR) = 1.38, p <.001; OR = 1.35, p <.001; after matching: OR = 1.08; p =.379; OR = 1.09; p =.297. Study limitations and implications are discussed.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0886-2605",
doi="10.1177/0886260515599657",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0886260515599657"
}