The study shows that dissatisfaction with relationship power is a strong predictor of dating violence perpetration. Parental violence emerged as a strong predictor of dating violence perpetration. Parental violence emerged as an even stronger predictor. Most important, gender of the perpetrator made little difference in these results. The influence of power dissatisfaction and parental violence on dating violence perpetration is almost identical for men and women. More recent research suggests that partners’ attitude about their power levels may be a more critical factor in dating violence perpetration than absolute power levels. This study focused on the relationship between an individual’s dissatisfaction with the level of power in their dating relationships, parental violence they experienced during their childhoods, and their dating violence perpetration. A sample of 352 male and 296 female undergraduate college students completed a dating violence survey, including selected subscales from the Revised Conflict Tactics Scales (CTS2) and the Relationship Power Scale. Tables, references