Intimate Partner Violence Among Hispanic/Latinx and White College Students

Soonok An; Ga-Young Choi; Sung Hyun Yun; Y Joon Choi; Esther Son; Hyunkag Cho; Vanessa C Gharbi; Seunghye Hong

doi:10.1891/VV-2022-0044

Intimate Partner Violence Among Hispanic/Latinx and White College Students

Violence Vict. 2023 Aug 1;38(4):513-535. doi: 10.1891/VV-2022-0044. Epub 2023 Jun 28.

Authors

Soonok An¹, Ga-Young Choi², Sung Hyun Yun³, Y Joon Choi⁴, Esther Son⁵, Hyunkag Cho⁶, Vanessa C Gharbi⁷, Seunghye Hong⁸

Affiliations

¹ School of Social Work, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA ans@illinois.edu.
² School of Social Work, California State University, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
³ School of Social Work, University of Windsor, Windsor, ON, Canada.
⁴ School of Social Work, Goergia State University, Athens, GA, USA.
⁵ Department of Social Work, College of Staten Island, The City University of New York, Staten Island, NY, USA.
⁶ School of Social Work, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA.
⁷ The Joint Programs in Social Work, University of North Carolina at Greensboro and North Carolina A&T State University, Greensboro, NC, USA.
⁸ Department of Social Work, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, Honolulu, HI, USA.

PMID: 37380343
DOI: 10.1891/VV-2022-0044

Abstract

Hispanic/Latinx individuals disproportionately experience intimate partner violence (IPV) compared to their non-Hispanic/Latinx counterparts, and little is known about IPV among college-aged Hispanic/Latinx students. This study examines the rates of IPV victimization and perpetration and their correlates among Hispanic/Latinx and non-Hispanic White college students by analyzing cross-sectional survey data of 3,397 Hispanic/Latinx and White college students enrolled in seven universities. Compared to their White counterparts, Hispanic/Latinx students reported higher rates of IPV victimization and perpetration. Age, gender, drug use, and adverse childhood experience were associated with both IPV victimization and perpetration, while ethnicity was only associated with IPV perpetration. This study's findings highlight the urgent need for more culturally sensitive IPV prevention services and responses to support Hispanic/Latinx college students.

Keywords: Hispanic; Latinx; college students; dating violence; health disparity; intimate partner violence.

MeSH terms

Crime Victims*
Cross-Sectional Studies
Hispanic or Latino
Humans
Intimate Partner Violence*
Students
White People
Young Adult