Protective Factors against Dating Violence Perpetration among College Students

This study investigated the protective factors against dating violence perpetration among college students. The data were collected from 157 college students at four-year universities located in D and K city, Korea from September to November 2015. Bivariate logistic regression analysis was performed to determine factors protecting participants from dating violence perpetration. We found that gender, grade and relationship control were protective factors against dating violence perpetration among college students. In other words, male college students were less likely to perpetrate dating violence than female college students and first and second year students were less likely to perpetrate violence than third and fourth year students. Additionally, when relationship control was higher, the probability of dating violence perpetration decreased. These findings should be considered in developing interventions for college students focusing on prevention and management of dating violence perpetration.