TY - JOUR
T1 - Dating violence policy: Making the grade
AU - Hoefer, Richard
AU - Black, Beverly
AU - Salehin, Mashooq
PY - 2012/12/27
Y1 - 2012/12/27
N2 - Dating violence rates affect an unacceptably high percentage of youth. This paper tests a model to understand the considerable variation in state dating violence policy comprehensiveness. Independent variables in the model are state political culture, partisan control of political institutions, prevalence of dating violence, and median household income. Bivariate results show partial support for preliminary hypotheses. Regression analysis indicates that strength of Democratic Party control of governmental institutions is the only variable in the model that achieved statistical significance. Implications and recommendations for future research are provided.
AB - Dating violence rates affect an unacceptably high percentage of youth. This paper tests a model to understand the considerable variation in state dating violence policy comprehensiveness. Independent variables in the model are state political culture, partisan control of political institutions, prevalence of dating violence, and median household income. Bivariate results show partial support for preliminary hypotheses. Regression analysis indicates that strength of Democratic Party control of governmental institutions is the only variable in the model that achieved statistical significance. Implications and recommendations for future research are provided.
KW - Dating violence
KW - Political culture
KW - Political party influence in policy-making
KW - Social policy
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M3 - Article
SN - 0191-5096
VL - 39
SP - 9
EP - 24
JO - Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare
JF - Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare
IS - 4
ER -
