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Play Context, Commitment, and Dating Violence

A Structural Equation Model

Rosaura Gonzalez-Mendez

University of La Laguna, Spain, mrglez{at}ull.es

Juan Andres Hernandez-Cabrera

University of La Laguna, Spain

This study develops a structural equation model to describe the effect of two groups of factors (type of commitment and play context) on the violence experienced during intimate partner conflict. After contrasting the model in adolescents and university students, we have confirmed that aggressive play and the simulation of jealousy and anger increase the risk of dating victimization during conflicts through the negative reactions that they cause. Where commitment is concerned, the results are different according to whether commitment is personal or constraining. The former provides protection against dating victimization, reducing risk in the play context, whereas the latter has no effect on the violence experienced but facilitates a more dangerous play dynamic. The model can be applied in the design of programs to prevent dating violence.

Key Words: dating violence • play context • commitment • adolescents

This version was published on September 1, 2009

Journal of Interpersonal Violence, Vol. 24, No. 9, 1518-1535 (2009)
DOI: 10.1177/0886260508323666
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