Journal of Education and Psychology

Abstract

This study examines the risk and protective factors that predict violent behaviors of college students during dating, using a background-relationship model. Risk factors were hypothesized to include a person’s previous deviant behaviors, his attitude to the use of violence to exert authority. The protective factors include relationship differentiation, satisfy for power, and cohabitation. 1021 effective questionnaires were received from students. The results suggest that: (1) the participants with physical abuse from father or mother have more dating violence than without abuse; (2) For the participants of physical abuse from father or mother, personal attitudes toward the use of violence are risk factors; and (3) dating relationship differentiation and avoidant cohabitation are protective factors; (4) If the participants suffering from parental physical abuse and have high identity of using violence simultaneously, the protective factor is avoidant cohabitation for ones of father’s abuse, and the protective factor is relationship differentiation for the ones of mother’s abuse; (5) There is a risk factor of personal habits, such as the use of alcohol, for the participants without family abuse. The results are discussed and the limitations of applicability are suggested.

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