A Test of Explanations for the Effect of Harsh Parenting on the Perpetration of Dating Violence and Sexual Coercion Among College Males

Authors: Simons, Leslie Gordon; Burt, Callie Harbin; Simons, Ronald L.

Source: Violence and Victims, Volume 23, Number 1, 2008 , pp. 66-82(17)

Publisher: Springer Publishing Company

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Abstract:

This study uses structural equation modeling (SEM) with a sample of 760 college males to test various hypotheses regarding the avenues whereby harsh corporal punishment and a troubled relationship with parents increase the risk that a boy will grow up to engage in sexual coercion and dating violence. We found that three variables—a general antisocial orientation, sexually permissive attitudes, and believing that violence is a legitimate component of romantic relationships—mediated most of the association between negative parenting and our two outcomes. In addition to this indirect influence, we found that harsh corporal punishment had a direct effect upon dating violence. The findings are discussed with regard to various theoretical perspectives regarding the manner in which family of origin experiences increase the chances that a young man will direct violence toward a romantic partner.

Keywords: PARENTING; HARSH CORPORAL PUNISHMENT; TRANSMISSION OF VIOLENCE; INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE; ANTISOCIAL ORIENTATION

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1891/0886-6708.23.1.66

Publication date: 2008-02-01

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Violence and Victims discusses theory, research, policy, and clinical practice in the area of interpersonal violence and victimization across such disciplines as psychology, sociology, criminology, law, medicine, nursing, psychiatry, and social work.
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