TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2019//
TI  - Testing target congruence theory on emotional abuse victimization experienced by heterosexual and LGBQ college students
JO  - Journal of aggression, maltreatment and trauma
A1  - Zavala, Egbert
A1  - Guadalupe-Diaz, Xavier
SP  - 1069
EP  - 1090
VL  - 28
IS  - 9
N2  - Criminological theories traditionally used to explain crime and deviance have now been applied to explain physical intimate partner violence (IPV) experienced by heterosexual and LGBQ victims. Notably missing, however, are studies that test theories that explain why individuals may become victims of emotional abuse by sexual orientation. To this end, we applied target congruence theory to examine the influence of target vulnerability, gratifiability, and antagonism on emotional abuse experienced by college students. Data obtained from two public universities (Heterosexuals=366, LGBQ=113) showed partial support for the theory, with target vulnerability consistently predicting emotional abuse victimization regardless of sexual orientation.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1092-6771
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10926771.2018.1430641
ID  - ref1
ER  -