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Degree Name
MA (Master of Arts)
Program
Psychology
Date of Award
8-2004
Committee Chair or Co-Chairs
Peggy J. Cantrell
Committee Members
Russell W. Brown, Jon B. Ellis
Abstract
This study examined witnessing domestic violence as a child as a predictor of violent conflict tactics in adult dating relationships. A supportive sibling and a close relationship with the mother were examined as resiliency factors. Participants were 129 men and 256 women enrolled in classes at East Tennessee State University. Participants completed a demographic questionnaire, a mother-father conflict resolution form of the Conflict Tactics Scale (CTS), The Parent-Child Relationship Survey (PCRS), The Index of Brother and Sister Relations, and a revised form of the CTS that assessed violence in the participants' dating relationship. Analysis of variance was conducted to assess any significant main effects or interaction effects. Results for a general criterion for violence indicated that a supportive mother had a significant effect on violence in current dating relationships. Using the more stringent criterion for violence, a supportive mother and parent abuse had a significant effect on abuse in current dating relationships.
Document Type
Thesis - restricted
Recommended Citation
Driggers, Jacquelyn LeAnne, "Resiliency Factors Associated with Adaptive Conflict Tactics." (2004). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. Paper 924. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/924
Copyright
Copyright by the authors.