Impulsivity and Empathy in Dating Violence among a Sample of College Females
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Participants
2.2. Measures
2.2.1. Dating Violence
2.2.2. Empathy
2.2.3. Impulsivity
2.3. Procedure
2.4. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Prevalence Rates
3.2. Bivariate Correlations
3.3. Multiple Regression
4. Discussion
5. Limitations
6. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Dating Violence | Perpetration Only | Victimization Only | Mutual Violence | Total Violence |
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N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | |
Psychological aggression | 109 (23) | 165 (34.81) | 65 (13.71) | 274 (57.81) |
Physical assault | 10 (2.11) | 2 (0.42) | 0 (0) | 12 (2.53) |
Sexual coercion | 4 (0.84) | 4 (0.84) | 1 (0.21) | 8 (1.69) |
Injury | 7 (1.48) | 14 (2.95) | 4 (0.84) | 21 (4.43) |
Perpetration | Victimization | |||||||
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Variables | Psychological | Physical | Sexual | Injury | Psychological | Physical | Sexual | Injury |
Age | 0.09 | −0.02 | −0.02 | −0.00 | 0.07 | 0.06 | −0.00 | 0.07 |
Duration of relationship | 0.13 ** | −0.06 | 0.02 | −0.04 | 0.08 | −0.02 | 0.02 | 0.04 |
Satisfaction with relationship | −0.26 *** | −0.01 | 0.03 | −0.09 * | −0.23 *** | 0.02 | −0.02 | −0.04 |
Negative urgency | 0.26 *** | 0.05 | −0.04 | 0.06 | 0.23 *** | −0.09 | 0.02 | 0.13 ** |
Lack of perseverance | 0.04 | 0.06 | −0.02 | 0.01 | 0.04 | −0.00 | −0.04 | 0.01 |
Lack of premeditation | 0.07 | 0.01 | −0.02 | −0.02 | 0.08 | 0.06 | −0.02 | 0.04 |
Sensation seeking | 0.08 | 0.01 | −0.11 * | 0.03 | 0.05 | −0.08 | 0.00 | −0.02 |
Positive urgency | 0.12 ** | 0.05 | −0.01 | 0.03 | 0.10 * | −0.11 * | −0.04 | 0.01 |
Perspective taking | −0.00 | −0.10 * | −0.05 | −0.02 | 0.05 | −0.00 | −0.02 | −0.06 |
Fantasy | 0.07 | 0.00 | −0.00 | −0.03 | 0.08 | −0.08 | −0.00 | 0.05 |
Empathic concern | 0.09 | −0.08 | −0.03 | −0.02 | 0.06 | −0.05 | 0.11 * | 0.02 |
Personal distress | 0.09 | −0.01 | −0.03 | 0.00 | 0.14 ** | −0.08 | 0.05 | 0.06 |
Perpetration | Victimization | |||||
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Variables | 1st Step | 2nd Step | 3rd Step | 1st Step | 2nd Step | 3rd Step |
Psychological aggression | ||||||
R2 | 0.12 | 0.17 | 0.18 | 0.08 | 0.12 | 0.14 |
Adjusted R2 | 0.12 | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.07 | 0.10 | 0.16 |
R2 change | 0.12 | 0.05 | 0.01 | 0.08 | 0.04 | 0.02 |
F | 19.75 *** | 10.72 *** | 7.57 *** | 12.21 *** | 6.92 *** | 5.52 *** |
Significant F change | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.04 |
Physical assault | ||||||
R2 | 0.07 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.04 |
Adjusted R2 | −0.00 | −0.00 | 0.00 | −0.00 | 0.02 | 0.01 |
R2 change | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.001 | 0.03 | 0.01 |
F | 0.83 | 0.93 | 1.02 | 0.66 | 1.79 | 1.38 |
Significant F change | 0.48 | 0.42 | 0.31 | 0.58 | 0.03 | 0.68 |
Sexual coercion | ||||||
R2 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.03 |
Adjusted R2 | −0.01 | −0.00 | −0.01 | −0.01 | −0.01 | −0.00 |
R2 change | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.02 |
F | 0.18 | 0.89 | 0.84 | 0.13 | 0.36 | 0.92 |
Significant F change | 0.91 | 0.26 | 0.56 | 0.95 | 0.78 | 0.09 |
Injury | ||||||
R2 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.04 | 0.04 |
Adjusted R2 | 0.01 | −0.00 | −0.01 | −0.00 | 0.02 | 0.02 |
R2 change | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.01 |
F | 1.92 | 0.95 | 0.77 | 0.92 | 2.08 * | 1.58 |
Significant F change | 0.13 | 0.87 | 0.80 | 0.43 | 0.02 | 0.65 |
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Dodaj A, Sesar K, Šimić N. Impulsivity and Empathy in Dating Violence among a Sample of College Females. Behavioral Sciences. 2020; 10(7):117. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs10070117
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APA StyleDodaj, A., Sesar, K., & Šimić, N. (2020). Impulsivity and Empathy in Dating Violence among a Sample of College Females. Behavioral Sciences, 10(7), 117. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs10070117