NCJ Number
234553
Journal
Violence Against Women Volume: 17 Issue: 4 Dated: April 2011 Pages: 500-516
Date Published
April 2011
Length
17 pages
Annotation
This article explores the applicability of the Theory of Planned Behavior in understanding female perpetrated adolescent dating violence.
Abstract
This article explores the applicability of the Theory of Planned Behavior in understanding female perpetrated adolescent dating violence. The Theory of Planned Behavior is intended to predict behavioral intention by examining the actor's perceptions of consequences and rewards associated with the behavior, social acceptability of the behavior, and behavioral control. Previous research on adult populations has found that the planned behavior model is correlated with violent behavior among males (Tolman, Edleson, & Fendrich, 1996), but not females (Kernsmith, 2005). The current study found that the model partially explained the violent behavior of girls, but only perceptions of social norms were significant. (Published Abstract)