Psychological and sociodemographic variables as predictors of intimate partner violence among university students in Metropolitan Lima

Abstract

 The aim of the study was to determine the psychological and sociodemographic variables that predict intimate partner violence among university students in Metropolitan Lima. The design was empirical, non-experimental, and followed a predictive associative strategy. The sample consisted of 555 students from public and private universities. A sociodemographic data sheet, the Intimate Partner Violence Questionnaire (Soriano, 2006), the Romantic Love Myths Scale by Bonilla-Algovia and Rivas-Rivero (2020), the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (1965), the Emotional Dependence Questionnaire by Lemos and Londoño (2006), and the Forgiveness in Romantic Relationships Scale by Rosales-Sarabia (2014) were used. At the bivariate level, the psychological variables associated with intimate partner violence were emotional dependence, with a medium effect size, as well as resentment, romantic love myths, and self-esteem, with small effect sizes. The sociodemographic variables associated with intimate partner violence were marital status and employment status. At the multivariate level, binary logistic regression analysis revealed that higher emotional dependence and resentment, lower genuine forgiveness and self-esteem, being separated, and working while studying predicted the presence of intimate partner violence among university students, identifying them as risk factors