Tussey Brian Ermon, Tyler Kimberly A, Simons Leslie Gordon
University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA.
University of Georgia, Athens, USA.
J Interpers Violence. 2021 Mar;36(5-6):2097-2116. doi: 10.1177/0886260518760017. Epub 2018 Feb 23.
Although dating violence is prevalent among college students, little is known about how both attachment style and participation in risky behaviors contribute to this pattern of violence. To address this literature gap, we examine the role of poor parenting, child abuse, attachment style, and risky sexual and drug use behaviors on dating violence perpetration among 1,432 college students (51% female). Path analysis results revealed that females were more likely to report greater attachment anxiety but lower attachment avoidance compared with males. Correlates of attachment anxiety included child physical abuse, witnessing parental violence, and poorer maternal relationship quality whereas attachment avoidant behavior was linked to more physical abuse and poorer maternal relationship quality. Females were more likely to perpetrate dating violence as were those with greater attachment anxiety and lower attachment avoidance. Other correlates of dating violence perpetration included sexual and drug risk behaviors. Finally, distal factors (i.e., more child physical abuse and poorer maternal relationship quality) also were associated with dating violence perpetration. Study implications are also discussed.
尽管约会暴力在大学生中很普遍，但对于依恋风格和参与危险行为如何导致这种暴力模式，人们知之甚少。为了填补这一文献空白，我们研究了不良养育方式、儿童虐待、依恋风格以及危险性行为和药物使用行为对1432名大学生（51%为女性）约会暴力实施情况的影响。路径分析结果显示，与男性相比，女性更有可能报告更高的依恋焦虑，但依恋回避程度更低。依恋焦虑的相关因素包括儿童身体虐待、目睹父母暴力以及较差的母婴关系质量，而依恋回避行为则与更多的身体虐待和较差的母婴关系质量有关。依恋焦虑程度较高且依恋回避程度较低的女性更有可能实施约会暴力。约会暴力实施的其他相关因素包括性和药物风险行为。最后，远端因素（即更多的儿童身体虐待和较差的母婴关系质量）也与约会暴力实施有关。我们还讨论了该研究的意义。
