The Effect of Violence Allowance on Dating Violation Perpetration : The Moderating Effect of Self-Esteem

This study aims to investigate the moderating effect of self-esteem on the effect of violence allowance on dating violence perpetration. The study used the 2015 Date Violence Survey conducted by the Korea Criminal Policy Institute. Pearson's correlation analysis was used to determine the correlation between variables and binary logistic regression analysis was used to find out the moderating effect of self-esteem. As a result, it was found that the violence had a positive (+) effect on dating violence perpetration. Self-esteem had a negative (-) effect on dating violence perpetration but was not statistically significant to moderate the relationship between violence allowance and dating violence. Finally, based on the research results, this study suggested a plan to prevent dating violence and education programs to improve self-esteem.