The effect of social gender perception and ambivalent sexizm on dating violence and attitudes on dating violence in university students

The aim of the study is to investigate the effect of university students' gender perceptions and ambivalent sexism on their attitudes towards dating violence and dating violence and to determine whether there is a significant relationship between the relevant variables. The research sample is composed of 365 people who continue their education in various faculties of Haliç University in 2019-2020 academic year. As a data collection tool in the study; '' Dating Violence Attitude Scale (DVAS) '', ''Gender Perception Scale (GPS) '', ''Ambivalent Sexism Scale (CBD) '' and ''Personal Information Form 'developed by the researcher were used. According to the research, it was found that dating violence was quite common among university students and men supported the dating violence significantly more than female students. As a result of the study, it was found that all sub-dimensions of dating violence attitudes and ambivalent sexism (hostile sexism and benevolent sexism) were negatively and gender perception positively related to dating violence attitudes. It was observed that heterosexual intimacy scores, which are a positive and protective sexist sub-dimension of gender perception, predicted dating violence attitude scores. However, it was concluded that gender perception and contradictory sense sexism had a significant effect on dating violence. Keywords: dating violence, dating violence attitudes, gender, gender perception, ambivalent sexism