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Article: Gender Role Attitudes, Religion, and Spirituality as Predictors of Domestic Violence Attitudes in White College Students
- Article from:
- Journal of College Student Development
- Article date:
- March 1, 2004
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CopyrightCopyright American College Personnel Association Mar/Apr 2004. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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In this study we investigated gender role attitudes, religion, and spirituality as predictors of beliefs about violence against women in a sample of 316 White college students. Results indicated that gender role attitudes were the best overall predictor of domestic violence beliefs. Spirituality also contributed to the models for men and women. Implications and intervention strategies to address dating violence among college students are discussed.
In recent years, increasing attention has been given to the incidence of dating and courtship violence among college and university students (Roscoe, 1985; Stacy, Schandel, Flannery, Conlon, & Milardo, 1994; Stickel & Ellis, 1993). ...