Tolerance and Perception of Abuse in Youth Dating Relationships |
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| Authors: | Vanesa García-Díaz Carolina Bringas Ana Fernández-Feito M. Ángeles Antuña Luis Rodríguez-Franco |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Department of Medicine, University of Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain;2. Faculty of Teacher Training, Department of Psychology and Anthropology, University of Extremadura, Cáceres, Spain;3. Faculty of Psychology, Department of Personality, Evaluation and Psychological Treatment, University of Sevilla, Sevilla, Spain |
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| Abstract: | A cross-sectional study of pre-university and university students of both genders was carried out in Spain (N = 4,919) to determine the levels of tolerance of partner violence per gender and the perception of abuse. Of the students, 26.3% were in a situation of unperceived abuse, especially the males (29.6%), but the level of tolerance of abusive behavior was significantly lower in females. The group of youths who did not perceive themselves as abused had higher levels of tolerance. In contrast, non-abused students presented low tolerance of violent behavior. Tolerance of dating violence is more strongly determined by gender than by the perception of abuse in young people. |
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| Keywords: | Adolescent dating violence gender intimate partner violence tolerance |
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