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Impulsivity and Empathy in Dating Violence among a Sample of College Females
The predictive factors of violence between married couples or adolescents are well-known. However, less is known about the factors relating to intimate violence among college students. This study examined sociodemographic variables (age, duration of relationship, and relationship satisfaction), impu...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7408190/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32698406 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/bs10070117 |
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author | Dodaj, Arta Sesar, Kristina Šimić, Nataša |
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description | The predictive factors of violence between married couples or adolescents are well-known. However, less is known about the factors relating to intimate violence among college students. This study examined sociodemographic variables (age, duration of relationship, and relationship satisfaction), impulsivity, and empathy as predictors of dating violence, using data from 474 female college students from the University of Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The sample completed online the Conflict Tactics Scale 2 Short Form, the Interpersonal Reactivity Index, and the Short Impulsive Behavior Scale. The results indicated a higher prevalence of victimization than perpetration for psychological aggression. The obtained data showed that younger women and those in longer relationships, as well as those unsatisfied with their relationship, are more prone to experience psychological victimization or perpetration. Relationship satisfaction was also shown to be a predictor of physical perpetration causing injury. Impulsivity facets were found to have a differential weight in explaining dating violence. Empathy was shown to be a significant predictor of dating victimization, specifically “perspective taking” for psychological victimization and empathic concern for sexual victimization. These results suggest the need to develop specific interventions and prevention programs focused on relationship satisfaction, impulsivity, and empathy. |
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spelling | pubmed-74081902020-08-25 Impulsivity and Empathy in Dating Violence among a Sample of College Females Dodaj, Arta Sesar, Kristina Šimić, Nataša Behav Sci (Basel) Article The predictive factors of violence between married couples or adolescents are well-known. However, less is known about the factors relating to intimate violence among college students. This study examined sociodemographic variables (age, duration of relationship, and relationship satisfaction), impulsivity, and empathy as predictors of dating violence, using data from 474 female college students from the University of Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The sample completed online the Conflict Tactics Scale 2 Short Form, the Interpersonal Reactivity Index, and the Short Impulsive Behavior Scale. The results indicated a higher prevalence of victimization than perpetration for psychological aggression. The obtained data showed that younger women and those in longer relationships, as well as those unsatisfied with their relationship, are more prone to experience psychological victimization or perpetration. Relationship satisfaction was also shown to be a predictor of physical perpetration causing injury. Impulsivity facets were found to have a differential weight in explaining dating violence. Empathy was shown to be a significant predictor of dating victimization, specifically “perspective taking” for psychological victimization and empathic concern for sexual victimization. These results suggest the need to develop specific interventions and prevention programs focused on relationship satisfaction, impulsivity, and empathy. MDPI 2020-07-20 /pmc/articles/PMC7408190/ /pubmed/32698406 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/bs10070117 Text en © 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Dodaj, Arta Sesar, Kristina Šimić, Nataša Impulsivity and Empathy in Dating Violence among a Sample of College Females |
title | Impulsivity and Empathy in Dating Violence among a Sample of College Females |
title_full | Impulsivity and Empathy in Dating Violence among a Sample of College Females |
title_fullStr | Impulsivity and Empathy in Dating Violence among a Sample of College Females |
title_full_unstemmed | Impulsivity and Empathy in Dating Violence among a Sample of College Females |
title_short | Impulsivity and Empathy in Dating Violence among a Sample of College Females |
title_sort | impulsivity and empathy in dating violence among a sample of college females |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7408190/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32698406 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/bs10070117 |
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