Factors Influencing Relationship Control in the Dating Relationships of College Students

Abstract

We investigated the factors influencing relationship control in the dating relationships of college students. The data were collected from 184 college students at 4 four-year universities and 2 two- to three-year colleges located in D city from July to October 2015. Stepwise multiple regression analysis was performed to determine factors influencing participants' relationship control. We found that gender and attachment anxiety were the strongest influencing factors of relationship control in college students. In other words, male college students were more likely to control their partners than were female college students, and when attachment anxiety was higher, there was a risk of increasing relationship control. These findings should be considered in developing interventions for college students focusing on management of relationship control.