University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA.
Am J Mens Health. 2012 May;6(3):218-28. doi: 10.1177/1557988311429194.
Dating violence is a prevalent problem. Research demonstrates that males and females are victimized at comparable rates in their dating relationships and experience a number of mental health and relationship problems. Less research has examined male dating violence victimization, its association to mental health and relationship satisfaction, and whether coping styles influence mental health symptoms and relationship satisfaction among victims. The current study examined physical and psychological aggression victimization, adjustment (posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms and relationship satisfaction), and problem-focused and emotion-focused coping among heterosexual college males in a current dating relationship (n = 184). Results identified that psychological victimization was associated with posttraumatic stress and relationship discord above and beyond physical victimization. Interaction findings identified that psychological victimization was associated with increased posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms at high levels of problem-focused coping, whereas psychological victimization was associated with less relationship satisfaction at low levels of emotion-focused coping. Implications of these findings for future research are discussed.
约会暴力是一个普遍存在的问题。研究表明，男性和女性在他们的约会关系中受到同样程度的伤害，并经历了许多心理健康和关系问题。较少的研究检查了男性约会暴力受害、它与心理健康和关系满意度的关系，以及应对方式是否会影响受害者的心理健康症状和关系满意度。本研究调查了当前处于恋爱关系中的异性恋男性的身体和心理攻击受害、适应（创伤后应激障碍症状和关系满意度）以及问题聚焦和情绪聚焦应对方式（n=184）。结果表明，心理受害与创伤后应激和关系不和有关，而身体受害则无关。交互作用的发现表明，在问题聚焦应对方式高的情况下，心理受害与创伤后应激障碍症状的增加有关，而在情绪聚焦应对方式低的情况下，心理受害与关系满意度的降低有关。这些发现对未来研究的意义进行了讨论。
