Ohio University, Athens OH 45701, USA.
J Interpers Violence. 2011 May;26(7):1446-62. doi: 10.1177/0886260510369131. Epub 2010 Jun 3.
The purpose of the current study was to explore college women's stay/ leave decisions in abusive relationships using a prospective methodology. Participants (N = 323) completed surveys at the beginning and end of a 10-week academic quarter for course credit. A path analysis suggested that the model-which included investment model variables (i.e., relationship commitment, investment, satisfaction, and quality of alternatives), childhood abuse, psychological distress, avoidance coping, and self-esteem-was a good fit to the data and predicted abused women's leaving behaviors over the interim. The implications of these findings for future research, theory, and clinical work are discussed.
本研究旨在采用前瞻性方法探讨大学生女性在受虐关系中的去留决策。参与者（N=323）在一个为期 10 周的学术季度开始和结束时完成了调查，以获得课程学分。路径分析表明，该模型（包括投资模型变量，即关系承诺、投资、满意度和替代品质）与数据拟合良好，并预测了受虐女性在此期间的离开行为。讨论了这些发现对未来研究、理论和临床工作的意义。
