Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, South Korea.
Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, South Korea.
Child Abuse Negl. 2023 Jul;141:106233. doi: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2023.106233. Epub 2023 May 15.
Although the victimization experiences of male college students in dating relationships are gaining increasing scholarly attention, there is still limited empirical evidence and theoretical understanding of the mechanism through which male victims of domestic violence experience subsequent dating violence.
This study aims to gain a deeper understanding of the specific mechanisms through which male victimization of domestic violence during childhood transmits to dating violence experience in adulthood. Whether the intergenerational transmission of violence may be explained by gendered pathways or by male participants' identification with the victim's position will be tested.
Participants included 526 South Korean male college students in Seoul.
Child abuse, witnessing interparental violence, and beliefs justifying and accepting violence were divided based on the gender of the offender and victim to assess distinct effects. Structural equation modeling (SEM) was used to evaluate the relationships between dating violence victimization and child abuse/witnessing interparental violence and the mediation effect of beliefs justifying violence in the relationships between the variables.
Both paternal and maternal abuse have significant direct relationships with male dating violence victimization. Witnessing mother-to-father violence had a significant and direct relationship with male victimization while witnessing father-to-mother violence did not. The mediation effect of justification of female-to-male violence was confirmed between witnessing mother-initiated violence and male victimization, whereas justification of male-to-female violence did not show a mediating effect between witnessing father-initiated violence and male victimization.
Both role and gender associations were confirmed. The results imply that there are different ways through which children learn about violence. More specific targets should be addressed in education programs to break the vicious cycle of violence.
尽管男性大学生在恋爱关系中的受害经历越来越受到学者的关注，但对于男性家庭暴力受害者如何经历随后的恋爱暴力的机制，仍缺乏实证证据和理论理解。
本研究旨在更深入地了解家庭暴力中男性受害经历向成年期恋爱暴力经历传递的具体机制。将测试代际暴力传递是否可以通过性别途径或通过男性参与者认同受害者的立场来解释。
参与者包括首尔的 526 名韩国男性大学生。
根据施害者和受害者的性别将儿童虐待、目睹父母间暴力和合理化及接受暴力的信念进行划分，以评估不同的影响。结构方程模型（SEM）用于评估恋爱暴力受害与儿童虐待/目睹父母间暴力之间的关系，以及这些变量之间合理化暴力信念的中介效应。
父母双方的虐待都与男性恋爱暴力受害有显著的直接关系。目睹母亲对父亲的暴力与男性受害有显著的直接关系，而目睹父亲对母亲的暴力则没有。在目睹母亲发起的暴力与男性受害之间，合理化女性对男性暴力的中介效应得到了证实，而在目睹父亲发起的暴力与男性受害之间，合理化男性对女性暴力的中介效应则没有。
角色和性别关联都得到了证实。研究结果表明，儿童学习暴力的方式有不同的途径。教育计划应更具体地针对这些途径，以打破暴力的恶性循环。
