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.

摘要

非传统和通勤学生，包括西班牙裔少数族裔成员和移民，在大学入学人数中正在增加。尽管全国都在关注性骚扰，但这些年纪较大的学生面临的困境可能包括亲密伴侣暴力（IPV）。对IPV的风险和保护因素的研究是一个基础，但对于拉美裔非传统大学生而言，对IPV的理解和应对尚不完善。本研究通过检查一组西班牙裔学生中的IPV受害情况来填补这一空白。研究结果表明，饮酒和吸毒是IPV受害和犯罪的重要风险因素，而良好的家庭关系则是保护因素。