Graduation Year
2005
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree
Ph.D.
Degree Granting Department
Criminology
Major Professor
Christine S. Sellers, Ph.D.
Committee Member
John K. Cochran, Ph.D.
Committee Member
Kathleen M. Heide, Ph.D.
Committee Member
Martha L. Coulter, Dr.P.H.
Keywords
women’s aggression, college students, victimization, perpetration
Abstract
The concept of social support has been found to be a protective factor in women's intimate partner violence victimization. However, little is known about the relationship between women's social support and their intimate partner violence perpetration. Research evidence demonstrates that women's perpetration of violence is surprisingly frequent, particularly in women younger than age 30. This study investigated the role of social support in heterosexual women's use and receipt of non-lethal aggression against an intimate partner among 673 female college students. The implications of these findings for research and practice are discussed.
Scholar Commons Citation
Branch, Kathryn A., "Exploring the Role of Social Support in Heterosexual Women’s Use and Receipt of Non-Lethal Intimate Partner Violence" (2005). USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/etd/2789
