The Impact of Child Abuse History, PTSD Symptoms, and Anger Arousal on Dating Violence Perpetration Among College Women |
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| Authors: | Rachel Kendra Kathryn M Bell Jennifer M Guimond |
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| Institution: | (1) Department of Psychology, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL, USA;(2) Department of Psychology, Capital University, Columbus, OH 43209, USA;(3) Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), NIH, DHHS, Bethesda, MD, USA;; |
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| Abstract: | Preliminary research suggests that child abuse is indirectly associated with female-perpetrated intimate partner violence
via posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms and anger. To date, however, no known studies have investigated these relationships
for physical and psychological dating violence within a female college sample. Therefore, the purpose of the current study
was to examine the impact of child abuse history, PTSD symptoms, and anger arousal on female-perpetrated physical and psychological
dating violence. Female undergraduates (N = 496) completed measures of child abuse, PTSD symptoms, anger arousal, and dating violence perpetration as part of a larger
trauma and violence study. Results indicated that child abuse directly predicted female-perpetrated physical and psychological
dating violence and indirectly impacted female-perpetrated physical and psychological dating violence via PTSD symptoms and
anger arousal. The direct relationships between PTSD symptoms and female-perpetrated physical and psychological dating violence
were nonsignificant after controlling for the effect of anger arousal. |
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