Document Type
Unpublished Paper
Publication Date
2016
Abstract
Recently, intimate partner violence (IPV) has gained considerable attention as a significant social and public health problem affecting not only adults but also adolescents. Based on Bandura’s social learning theory, considerable research has supported a significant link between growing up in a violent home (DV) and youth dating violence. Expanding on previous studies, we explored the cycle of IPV victimization using a sample of 1,067 adolescents (ages 18-25). We examined whether parental support, dating attitudes, and self-esteem are risk and protective factors of receiving dating aggression. The findings indicate that exposure to aggression in the family, low self-esteem, and the acceptance of dating aggression are significant risk factors while high self-esteem and paternal support appear to protect adolescents from the cycle of IPV victimization.
Recommended Citation
Davila, America, "Breaking the Cycle: An Examination of Environmental, Cognitive, and Emotional Factors of Intimate Partner Violence Victim" (2016). Maria Dittman Library Research Competition: Student Award Winners. 20.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/dittman/20
Comments
First runner up for the Library's Maria Dittman Award, Spring 2016. This paper was written for the Ronald E. McNair program, mentored by Dr. John Grych. ©America Davila.