Author(s): İrem YÖRÜK TEPE∗ Esra ÇALIK VAR**
The aim of this study is to examine the correlation between university students’ attitudes toward love and dating violence. The universe of the research consists of bachelor students of a university in Ankara. 300 students were included in the study by purposeful sampling method. Attitudes Towards Dating Violence Scales and Love Attitudes Scales were used in the study. According to the results of the research, the “possesive love” attitude of the students who witnessed or were exposed to domestic violence was found to be higher. The level of acceptance of dating violence higher in males. In general, there is a negative correlation between the “passionate love” attitude and physical dating violence used by males and psychological and physical dating violence used by females. There is a positive correlation between the “game-playing love” attitude and psychological and physical dating violence used by females and males. There is a negative correlation between the “friendship love” attitude and physical dating violence used by males and psychologic. Finally, there is a positive correlation between the “altruistic love” attitude and psychological dating violence used by males psychologica and physical dating violence used by females.
The Journal of International Social Research received 8982 citations as per Google Scholar report
