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Protective Factors Against Dating Violence Perpetration And Victimization, Meagan Kunitzer
Protective Factors Against Dating Violence Perpetration And Victimization, Meagan Kunitzer
Department of Sociology: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research
Dating violence is a prominent problem among college students that can result in harmful physical and mental health outcomes. To date, much research has focused on risk factors, but less is known about protective factors that may decrease the likelihood of dating violence. As such, the current paper examines protective factors (e.g. religion, positive parental relationships) against perpetrating and/or experiencing dating violence and whether these protective factors operate similarly for both perpetration and victimization. Data were gathered in 2013-2014 at two large public universities using pencil and paper surveys (N = 1482). Bivariate results revealed that women have more protective …