Mental health symptoms in mutually violence： An empirical research on Taiwan Residents ＆ US couples  

作　　者：Moises Prospero April Shen Peter Fawson 

机构地区：[1]College of Social Work, University of Utah, Utah 84112, USA [2]Department of Social Work, National Taiwan University, Taipei 106, China

出　　处：《US-China Law Review》2010年第10期49-55,共7页美中法律评论（英文版）

摘　　要：Although there are studies that have investigated the prevalence of dating violence among Taiwan Residents and U.S. college students, the mental health consequences of the victimization have not been investigated and compared between the two groups. The study explored the prevalence of mutual dating violence （MDV） and the relationship between victimization and mental health symptoms among Taiwan Residents and U.S. college student heterosexual couples （Taiwan = 1019; U.S. = 1049）. Results were that U.S. participants reported significantly higher partner violence victimization and perpetration than Taiwan Residents participants. Additionally, strong support for MDV was found in both Taiwan Residents and U.S. participants. Finally, multivariate analyses found that MDV was significantly related to mental health symptoms among Taiwan Residents females and males but only for U.S. females. These findings reveal the high prevalence of MDV and suggest similar mental health consequences are similar among some Taiwan Residents and U.S. victims and therefore, appropriate assessments should be completed to both members of the couple.

关 键 词：dating violence mutual aggression mental health international TAIWAN 

分 类 号：S852.65[农业科学—基础兽医学] G641[农业科学—兽医学]