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.
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.
- Content Type Journal Article
- Category ORIGINAL ARTICLE
- Pages 1-11
- DOI 10.1007/s10896-012-9415-7
- Authors
- Rachel Kendra, Department of Psychology, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL, USA
- Kathryn M. Bell, Department of Psychology, Capital University, Columbus, OH 43209, USA
- Jennifer M. Guimond, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), NIH, DHHS, Bethesda, MD, USA
- Journal Journal of Family Violence
- Online ISSN 1573-2851
- Print ISSN 0885-7482