Author : Logan R. Collins
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 48 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (746 download)
Book Synopsis College Females' Decisions to Stay Or Leave an Abusive Relationship by : Logan R. Collins
Download or read book College Females' Decisions to Stay Or Leave an Abusive Relationship written by Logan R. Collins and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The study tested the investment model as a predictor of college women's likelihood of staying with or leaving a romantic partner. Physical and sexual abuse measures were used to determine the frequency of abuse in dating relationships. Specifically, it was hypothesized that women who have high levels of commitment will be more likely to stay in a relationship with their boyfriend than women with low levels of commitment. Furthermore it was hypothesized that physical and sexual abuse by a partner would be associated with lower commitment, thus women with an abuse history would be more likely to leave the relationship. The results suggest that abuse did not affect commitment. Women who experienced abuse were no different than women who had not experienced abuse in satisfaction, quality of alternatives or subjective norms. Women who were abused had higher levels of investment than women who had never experienced abuse. Commitment was negatively correlated with stay-leave decision. Women who scored high on commitment were more likely to stay in the relationship than women who had low commitment scores."--Abstract from author supplied metadata.