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The intergenerational transmission of violence, rejection sensitivity, and the impact of self-regulation: A mechanism study of adolescent dating abuse

Basting, Evan J
http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0680-7174
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=csu1624025084709157

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2021, Master of Arts in Psychology, Cleveland State University, College of Sciences and Health Professions.
The association between experiencing parent-to-child aggression and later dating abuse (DA) in adolescence is well-supported by previous empirical findings and theoretical frameworks, including the intergenerational transmission of violence theory, social learning theory, and relationship continuity theory. Less is known about what underlies this association. Among a sample of high school students, this study tested the hypothesis that rejection sensitivity would mediate between parent-to-child aggression and adolescent DA. Additionally, this study hypothesized that greater self-regulation would buffer the association between rejection sensitivity and adolescent DA. Although rejection sensitivity did not independently mediate between parent-to-child aggression and DA, self-regulation interacted with rejection sensitivity in predicting DA. I found that among respondents with low levels of rejection sensitivity, self-regulatory deficits significantly predicted greater DA, whereas high rejection sensitivity scores were related to higher DA regardless of one's self-regulation scores. These findings suggest that rejection sensitivity and self-regulation are closely related in their association with DA. Assessing for and addressing rejection sensitivity when increasing self-regulation is imperative for DA prevention and intervention.
Liz Goncy, Ph.D. (Committee Chair)
Ilya Yaroslavsky, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
Shereen Naser, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
69 p.
Clinical Psychology
dating abuse, adolescents, rejection sensitivity, self-regulation, parent-to-child aggression

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  • Basting, E. J. (2021). The intergenerational transmission of violence, rejection sensitivity, and the impact of self-regulation: A mechanism study of adolescent dating abuse [Master's thesis, Cleveland State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=csu1624025084709157

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Basting, Evan. The intergenerational transmission of violence, rejection sensitivity, and the impact of self-regulation: A mechanism study of adolescent dating abuse. 2021. Cleveland State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=csu1624025084709157.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Basting, Evan. "The intergenerational transmission of violence, rejection sensitivity, and the impact of self-regulation: A mechanism study of adolescent dating abuse." Master's thesis, Cleveland State University, 2021. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=csu1624025084709157

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