The purpose of this study is investigating of relations between dating violence and important factors which has not been studied in Korea such as social support, emotional empathy, inferiority and childhood sexual abuse after study perpetration and vi...
The purpose of this study is investigating of relations between dating violence and important factors which has not been studied in Korea such as social support, emotional empathy, inferiority and childhood sexual abuse after study perpetration and victimization of dating violence. Also investigate influence of four variables on dating violence. Participants for this study are 448 Korean university students (207 males and 241 females) who have heterosexual dating experience. Participants' ages range from 18 to 32(M=21.89, 50=2.66). Dating violence was measured by CTS2(Conflict Tactics Scale 2) and related variables were measured by social support scale, emotional empathy scale, inferiority scale, and childhood sexual abuse scale.
The result were as following: First, in perpetration of dating violence, 73.5% of females, 76.8% of males have perpetrated dating violence to their dating partner at least once or more. And in victimization of dating violence, 58.8% of females and 61.7% of males have experienced dating violence from their dating partner at least once or more. Noteworthy females more seriously perpetrated than males in physical violence and males much more perpetrated than females in sexual violence. Second, students who have not experience both perpetration and victimization of dating violence showed higher social support. But students who have experience both perpetration and victimization of datingviolence had more seriously experienced childhood sexual abuse. Lastly, social support, emotional empathy, inferiority and childhood sexual abuse were significant variables to explain dating violence. Specially emotional empathy was the most influential factor.
Result of this study implies that the lack of both emotional empathy ability and social support are critical factors that can commit perpetration of sexual violence in dating relationship. Also high inferiority occurs risk of perpetration and childsexual abuse occurs revictimization in dating relationship. Therefore it needs proper intervention and active training that improve both emotional empathy ability and social support. And it needs proper therapy or counselling not to be expose victimization or perpetration after had experienced child sexual abuse.