Victimization and Perpetration of Online Dating Violence and Emotional Dependence by Gender among University Students in Ecuador

Mayra Castillo-Gonzáles () and Emilio Terán Andrade
Additional contact information
Mayra Castillo-Gonzáles: Department of Psychology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universidad Nacional de Chimborazo, Riobamba 060108, Ecuador
Emilio Terán Andrade: School of Law, Universidad de las Americas (UDLA), Quito 170125, Ecuador

Social Sciences, 2024, vol. 13, issue 8, 1-14

Abstract: The present study investigates the roles of online dating violence and emotional dependence within the context of interpersonal relationships. The primary objective of this research is to analyze the perpetration and victimization of online dating violence and emotional dependence among men and women. Utilizing a quantitative approach with a descriptive and explanatory focus, this research employed a non-experimental cross-sectional design. A sample comprising 3202 university students completed the Dating Online Abuse Scale (DOAS) and the Emotional Dependence Questionnaire (EDQ). Statistical analyses, including Student’s t -test, Pearson’s correlation coefficient, and simple linear regressions, were conducted. Significant gender differences ( p < 0.01) emerged concerning both victimization and perpetration of online dating violence. Furthermore, a noteworthy association ( p < 0.01) was observed between online dating violence and emotional dependence, with the latter serving as a predictive factor for online dating violence across genders.

Keywords: violence; dating; mental health; victimization; gender (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A B N P Y80 Z00 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
References: View complete reference list from CitEc
Citations:

Downloads: (external link)
https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0760/13/8/406/pdf (application/pdf)
https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0760/13/8/406/ (text/html)

Related works:
This item may be available elsewhere in EconPapers: Search for items with the same title.

Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text

Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:gam:jscscx:v:13:y:2024:i:8:p:406-:d:1449760

Access Statistics for this article

Social Sciences is currently edited by Ms. Yvonne Chu

More articles in Social Sciences from MDPI
Bibliographic data for series maintained by MDPI Indexing Manager ().