Dating violence, gender and social support among college students

Authors

  • Rogelio Rodríguez Hernández Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez, México
  • Leticia Riosvelasco Moreno Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez, México
  • Nemesio Castillo Viveros Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez, México

Keywords:

violence, dating, gender, social support

Abstract

This study was motivated by the phenomenon of gender differences in dating violence, the importance of social support in this setting, and the relative scarcity of studies on dating violence in Mexico and Latin America. It analysed the association between perceived support from family and friends and dating violence victimization in a sample of 679 college students from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico (n = 679; women = 67%; mean age = 20.5, SD = 2.1). Mean and women were analysed separately. Men experienced violence more frequently than women. Social support from friends was associated with various types of victimization in men. In contrast, support from family and friends was weakly associated with violence experienced by women. The results are discussed in terms of their potential to guide both future studies on this topic and prevention efforts in Mexican and Latin-American settings.

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Published

2018-05-01

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Issue

Vol. 11 No. 1 (2018)

Section

Research Reports

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Dating violence, gender and social support among college students. (2018). Escritos De Psicología - Psychological Writings, 11(1), 1-9. https://www.revistas.uma.es/index.php/espsi/article/view/9387