Kekerasan dalam pacaran merupakan fenomena yang marak terjadi namun seringkali terabaikan. Kekerasan yang terjadi dapat berupa kekerasan psikologis, fisik, dan seksual. Meskipun demikian, tak sedikit pelaku dan korban kekerasan berpikir bahwa hal tersebut merupakan ekspresi kasih sayang serta merasa bahwa hubungannya baik-baik saja. Penelitian ini dilakukan untuk melihat bagaimana pelaku dan korban kekerasan dalam pacaran memersepsikan kualitas hubungan romantis serta melihat apakah terdapat perbedaan di antaranya. Kekerasan diukur dengan The Revised Tactics Conflict Scales, sedangkan kualitas hubungan romantis diukur dengan Partner Behaviours as Social Context dan Self Behaviours as Social Context. Penelitian yang dilakukan kepada 431 dewasa muda menunjukkan tidak adanya perbedaan persepsi kualitas hubungan romantis pada pelaku dan korban kekerasan dalam pacaran secara umum. Namun demikian, apabila kualitas hubungan romantis ditinjau dari persepsi individu terhadap pasangannya, terdapat perbedaan yang signifikan di antara kelompok pelaku dan korban.

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Dating violence is a common phenomenon yet often ignored. The violence can manifest in the forms of psychological, physical, and sexual coercion. However, many offenders and victims of dating violence perceive the violence as the expression of affection. They also think that their relationship is not affected in any way because of it.

This research aims to see how the offenders, victims, and victim-offenders of dating violence perceive the quality of romantic relationships and to see if there are differences among them. Dating violence is measured by The Revised Conflict Tactics Scales, while the quality of romantic relationships is measured by Partner Behaviours as Social Context and Self Behaviours as Social Context.

Data from 431 young adults with dating violence shows that there is no difference in the perception of romantic relationships quality between the offenders and victims of dating violence. On the other hand, if the quality of romantic relationships is seen from the individual perception of their partner, there are significant differences between offenders and victims.