Violence in adolescent romantic relationships: role of innacurate beliefs, dating violence recognition and gender roles

Cilj ovog istraživanja bio je utvrditi doprinos pogrešnih uvjerenja o kvalitetnoj vezi, prepoznavanja nasilnih ponašanja u vezi i usvojenosti rodnih uloga u objašnjenju nasilja u adolescentskim romantičnim vezama. U istraživanju je sudjelovalo 403 sudionika (raspon dobi od 18 do 21 godine). Sudionika koji su bili u romantičnoj vezi u proteklih godinu dana bilo je 291 (185 mladića i 218 djevojaka). Rezultati su prikupljeni korištenjem Skale pogrešnih uvjerenja o kvalitetnoj vezi, Skale rodnih uloga u adolescenciji, Skale prepoznavanja nasilnih ponašanja u vezi te Upitnika počinjenih i doživljenih nasilnih ponašanja u vezi. Djevojke su iskazale više počinjenog psihičkog i fizičkog nasilja, a mladići više počinjenog seksualnog te više doživljenog psihičkog, fizičkog i seksualnog nasilja u vezi. Sudionici koji imaju netočnija uvjerenja o kvalitetnoj vezi iskazuju više počinjenog i doživljenog nasilja u vezi. Sudionici koji slabije prepoznaju nasilna ponašanja u vezi iskazuju više počinjenog i doživljenog nasilja u vezi. Usvojenost muške rodne uloge pokazala se pozitivno povezanom s počinjenim nasiljem kod mladića, a usvojenost ženske rodne uloge nije se pokazala povezanom s nasiljem u vezi kod djevojaka. Pokazalo se da pogrešna uvjerenja i usvojenost muške rodne uloge značajno doprinose objašnjenju počinjenog nasilja u vezi kod mladića. Prepoznavanje nasilnih ponašanja značajno doprinosi objašnjenju počinjenog nasilja u vezi kod mladića i djevojaka, te doživljenog nasilja kod mladića.The aim of this study was to determine the contribution of inaccurate beliefs about healthy romantic relationships, dating violence recognition and acquired gender roles to the explanation of adolescent dating violence. The study included a total of 403 participants in the age range of 18-21 years, and 291 participants (185 males and 218 females) were romantically involved in the past year. Results were collected using the Scale of inaccurate beliefs about healthy romantic relationships, Adolescent gender roles scale, Recognition of violent conduct in romantic relationships scale and Dating violence perpetration and victimization questionnaire. The results showed that females reported more perpetrated psychological and physical violence, while males reported more perpetrated sexual violence and more psychological, physical and sexual violence victimization. Participants who have inaccurate beliefs about healthy romantic relationships report more dating violence perpetration and victimization. Participants who recognize less violent conduct report more dating violence perpetration and victimization. Acquired male gender role was positively associated with perpetrated violence for males, while acquired female gender role wasn’t associated with dating violence for females. Inaccurate beliefs and acquired male gender role were significant predictors of prepetrated violence for males. Dating violence recognition was significant predictor of perpetrated violence both for males and females, and dating victimization for males