Relationship Among Adult Attachment, Gender Role Conflict And The Attitude Toward Dating Violence In College Men

The paper focused on the interaction mechanism of adult attachment, male gender role conflict (GRCS) and the attitudes toward dating violence (AMDV). Firstly, the Gender Role Conflict Scale and Attitudes Toward Male Dating Violence Scale were revised. Then, we investigated the characteristics of760college men’s gender role conflicts and their attitudes toward dating violence with the revised scales. Lastly, the mediation of male gender role conflict between adult attachment and the attitudes toward dating violence was explored. The results were as follows:(1) The revised Gender Role Conflict Scale had a good reliability and validity, which could be a valid tool to access the college men’s GRCS.(2) The revised Attitudes Toward Male Dating Violence Scale had a good reliability and validity, which could be a valid tool to access the college students’ attitudes toward male dating violence.(3) The college men’s gender role conflicts were moderate. There was significant difference of grade, singleton and love experience on GRCS and its four factors.(4) The college men’s attitudes toward male dating violence were a little lower than the middle level. There was significant difference of grade and love experience on AMDV and its four factors.(5) Though the correlation between the attitude toward psychology violence and attachment avoidance was not remarkable, there was significant positive correlations among attachment avoidance and attachment anxiety, GRCS and AMDV each other. The correlations among some variables exist difference on love experience.(6) Male gender role conflict played a role of being a partial mediator between adult attachment (both attachment avoidance and attachment anxiety) and the attitude towards dating violence. Adult attachment could have a direct effect on the attitude toward dating violence, could also affect the attitude toward dating violence through the male gender role conflict.