Intimate Partner Violence In College Students: Psychological Perspective

Abstract

Intimate partner violence has previously been recognized as a major public health problem. This comprehensive systematic review aims to characterize existing research on actual or suspected infidelitywith intimate partner violence and inform future research and programs. We systematically searched the databases of Scopus, SciELO, Web of Science, Dialnet, peer-reviewed research, published between April 2017 and 2022, which provided data on prevalence or a measure of association (quantitative) or pathway (qualitative), between actual or suspected infidelity. We included 38 articles from 28 countries and the evidence showed a consistent association between actual or suspected infidelity. Our findings identify three general mechanisms and six pathways between infidelity, considered as intimate partner violence in college students. These provide support for major theories in the field related to patriarchal culture, threatened masculinities and femininities, and lack of emotional regulation and conflict resolution skills, but not evolutionary theories. Our findings suggest that researchers should use standardized measurement tools that distinguish between actual infidelity and suspicions, confirmations, and accusations of infidelity. Policy and programming should aim to transform traditional gender roles, taking into account infidelity and improving communication and trust of partners in students. Threatened masculinities and femininities and lack of emotional regulation and conflict resolution skills, but no evolutionary theories. Our findings suggest that researchers should use standardized measurement tools that distinguish between infidelity and suspicions, confirmations, and accusations of infidelity. The results of this studymay suggest that specific information seminars within the curriculum might be suitable to provide students with.