The violence cycle: child maltreatment, peer bullying and psychological dating aggression

Journal title MALTRATTAMENTO E ABUSO ALL’INFANZIA
Author/s Benedetta Emanuela Palladino, Sara Pini, Annalaura Nocentini, Ersilia Menesini
Publishing Year 2014 Issue 2014/3
Language Italian Pages 18 P. 29-46 File size 108 KB
DOI 10.3280/MAL2014-003003
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The present study aims to test a theoretical model in which child maltreatment and peer violence can predict psychological dating aggression. Results show that both emotional abuse and witnessing violence in family context, increase the odds to be involved both as perpetrator and victim in psychological dating aggression. Only for males we found a mediating role of bullying behaviors in the relation between emotional abuse and psychological dating aggression. Our results confirm the role of a violent family context and, for males, of peer bullying, for the development of abusive romantic relationships characterized by psychological aggression in the young adulthood.

Keywords: Child maltreatment, emotional abuse, bullying, witnessing violence, psychological dating aggression

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Benedetta Emanuela Palladino, Sara Pini, Annalaura Nocentini, Ersilia Menesini, Il ciclo della violenza: maltrattamento familiare, bullismo e dating aggression psicologico in "MALTRATTAMENTO E ABUSO ALL’INFANZIA" 3/2014, pp 29-46, DOI: 10.3280/MAL2014-003003