College of Nursing, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan.
Department of Medical Research, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung 80756, Taiwan.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 Feb 2;17(3):923. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17030923.
Dating violence (DV) is a major public health problem among youth. The majority of DV studies in Taiwan involve the assessment of DV without the use of a robust psychological framework to guide research accuracy. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to utilize the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) to assess intention and other salient factors related to DV among university students. A two-phase, mixed-method design study was conducted among university students from seven universities in Taiwan, aged 18 to 24 years. In Phase I, questionnaires used were specifically developed based on the TPB, consisting of both direct and indirect measures related to DV. In Phase Ⅱ, questionnaire evaluation and related factors were examined through a two-step process of structural equation modelling (SEM) to test the TPB model. The results of this study found that perceived behavioral control, subjective norm, and attitude toward DV on behavioral intention accounting for 37.5% of the total variance. Among the related factors, attitude toward the behavior was the strongest (β = 0.48, < 0.001), followed by perceived behavioral control (β = 0.19, < 0.05). Findings from this study could expand the knowledge base in this important area and might help prevent DV.
恋爱暴力（DV）是青少年中一个主要的公共卫生问题。台湾大多数关于 DV 的研究都是在没有使用强大的心理框架来指导研究准确性的情况下评估 DV 的。因此，本研究的目的是利用计划行为理论（TPB）评估大学生恋爱暴力行为的意图和其他相关显著因素。在台湾的七所大学中，对 18 至 24 岁的大学生进行了两阶段、混合方法设计研究。在第一阶段，使用的问卷是根据 TPB 专门制定的，包括与 DV 直接和间接相关的测量。在第二阶段，通过结构方程建模（SEM）的两步过程来检查问卷评估和相关因素，以检验 TPB 模型。这项研究的结果发现，行为意向中对行为的感知控制、主观规范和对 DV 的态度占总方差的 37.5%。在相关因素中，对行为的态度是最强的（β=0.48，<0.001），其次是对行为的感知控制（β=0.19，<0.05）。本研究的结果可以扩展这一重要领域的知识基础，并可能有助于预防 DV。
