1. Intimate partner violence among nontraditional Hispanic college students: an exploratory study.
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Luo, Fei, Warner, Judith Ann, and Alaniz, Heather
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NONTRADITIONAL college students , *INTIMATE partner violence , *DILEMMA , *CRIMES against students , *ALCOHOL drinking , *COLLEGE enrollment , *FAMILIES , *COLLEGE students - Abstract
Nontraditional and commuter students, including Hispanic minority members and immigrants, are increasing within university enrollment. Although there is a national focus on sexual harassment, the dilemmas faced by these often-older students can include intimate partner violence (IPV). Research on risk and protective factors of IPV is a building block but incomplete for understanding and responding to IPV among Hispanic nontraditional university students. This study fills the gap by examining IPV victimization among a group of Hispanic students. The findings reveal that alcohol and drug use were significant risk factors of IPV victimization and offending, while a good family relationship served as a protective factor. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2020
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