The link between individual experiences in early childhood or adolescence years and future dating violence (DV) perpetration has been well established and explored across various populations. However, little is known on a worldwide scale, about the association between national conditions during childhood, like overall well-being or status of women in that nation, and perpetration of DV in emerging adulthood. Applying life-course theory and a socioecological framework to data from the International Dating Violence Study and country index scores, this study examines whether the overall well-being of a country during childhood affects the perpetration of DV in emerging adulthood. We also examine if the national status of women during childhood moderates the association between overall well-being of a country during childhood and DV perpetration in emerging adulthood, all while controlling for the individual effects of gender, violence approval, criminal history, neglect history, and anger management. The study’s sample size included 4,280 people from 19 countries. Men reported less likelihood of perpetrating DV compared to women. Cross national comparative analysis revealed a significant interaction effect between country well-being and women status on DV perpetration (β = 0.69, p < .05) at the national level. When women’s status was low or moderate, the well-being status showed an inverse effect on the probability of DV perpetration, but this direction switched in the face of high women’s status. Contrary to previous research, higher women status may contribute to increased intimate partner violence (IPV) perpetration. Our findings underscore the existence of context-specific social conditions in relationship to IPV. Broad implications of the findings, potential explanations and directions for future research are discussed.

儿童早期或青春期的个人经历与未来约会暴力 (DV) 犯罪之间的联系已经在不同人群中得到了很好的确立和探索。然而，在全球范围内，人们对童年时期的国情（如该国女性的整体福祉或地位）与成年后的家庭暴力之间的关联知之甚少。本研究将生命历程理论和社会生态学框架应用于国际约会暴力研究和国家指数得分的数据，检验一个国家在儿童时期的整体福祉是否会影响成年后 DV 的实施。我们还研究了儿童时期女性的国家地位是否会调节一个国家儿童时期的整体福祉与成年后的 DV 犯罪之间的关联，同时控制性别、暴力认可、犯罪历史、忽视历史、和愤怒管理。该研究的样本量包括来自 19 个国家的 4,280 人。与女性相比，男性报告实施 DV 的可能性较小。跨国家比较分析显示，国家福祉和女性地位对 DV 犯罪有显着的交互作用（β = 0.69，与女性相比，男性报告实施 DV 的可能性较小。跨国家比较分析显示，国家福祉和女性地位对 DV 犯罪有显着的交互作用（β = 0.69，与女性相比，男性报告实施 DV 的可能性较小。跨国家比较分析显示，国家福祉和女性地位对 DV 犯罪有显着的交互作用（β = 0.69，p < .05) 在国家一级。当女性的地位较低或中等时，幸福状态对 DV 犯罪的可能性呈负向影响，但面对较高的女性地位，这一方向发生了转变。与之前的研究相反，较高的女性地位可能会增加亲密伴侣暴力（IPV）的犯罪率。我们的研究结果强调了与 IPV 相关的特定背景社会条件的存在。讨论了研究结果的广泛意义、潜在的解释和未来研究的方向。