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This study aims to examine the reactions of university students toward victimization of dating violence and their coping strategies. The research was conducted with 475 students studying at Sivas Cumhuriyet University, Faculty of Letters. 174 male and 301 female students participated in the study. The participants' mean age was ±21. In the study based on a correlational model, a personal information form and a questionnaire prepared by the researchers were used. The chi-square test of independence was performed in the data analysis. According to the findings, the level of the participants' dating violence victimization was high, and the most common type of violence among them was psychological violence. Those who were exposed to violence in dating relationships did not think of continuing their relationship in the future. While male victims preferred to leave the place where they were at the time of violence, women performed the actions of "responding," "yelling," and "asking for help" more. Unlike female victims, male victims tended not to report the violence they had experienced. Men preferred to remain silent about their dating violence victimization due to the fear of being labeled.However, women preferred to remain silent about violence because they did not want their environment to hear about the violence they had experienced. Finally, while female students reported dating violence frequently to law enforcement agencies, males preferred to share it with their family and friends more frequently. In both groups, the rate of those who would apply to social services was low, while women thought of applying to these institutions more often than men.

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