Disparities in Adolescent Dating Violence and Associated Internalizing and Externalizing Mental Health Symptoms by Gender, Race/Ethnicity, and Sexual Orientation

2021 ◽  
pp. 088626052199794
Author(s):  
Rebecca L. Fix ◽  
Nancy Nava ◽  
Rebecca Rodriguez
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Sexual Orientation ◽  
Dating Violence ◽  
Risky Sexual Behavior ◽  
Pacific Islander ◽  
Teen Dating Violence ◽  
Adolescent Dating Violence ◽  
Adolescent Dating ◽  
Race Ethnicity ◽  
Teen Dating

The current study examined the prevalence and mental health associated with physical and sexual dating violence among adolescents using an intersectional analysis. Data were obtained from 88,219 adolescents in the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance Survey. Gender, race/ethnicity, sexual orientation, and experiences with teen dating violence were measured for each youth. Tested two- and three-way interactions demonstrate varied outcomes by social identification and emphasize the need for an intersectional approach in dating violence research. Adolescent dating violence was most prevalent among girls (10% physical, 13% sexual); adolescents were sracially identified as Native North American (13% physical, 10% sexual), Hawaiian/Pacific Islander (12% physical, 14% sexual), or multiracial (11% physical, 12% sexual), and lesbian, gay, bisexual, or questioning their sexual orientation (LGBQ) adolescents (19% physical, 20% sexual). The intersectional groups with the highest rates of physical and sexual dating violence included Latinx GBQ boys (26% physical, 26% sexual) and Hawaiian/Pacific Islander GBQ boys (29% physical, 32% sexual). Among girls, highest rates were observed among Hawaiian/Pacific Islander LBQ (24% physical, 23% sexual). Externalizing symptoms associated with physical dating violence were most robust for risky sexual behavior (OR = 4.0), followed by physical fighting (OR = 3.0), and weapon carrying (OR = 2.5); they were also associated with sexual dating violence (ORs = 1.9-2.2). Internalizing symptoms were comparably associated with both types of dating violence (ORs = 2.6-2.9 physical and ORs = 2.4-2.8 sexual). Findings suggest first that an intersectional approach is especially informative in teen dating violence prevention and intervention and second that teen dating violence interventions and prevention programming should use a trauma-informed, gender-responsive, culturally sensitive, and LGBQ inclusive approach.

scholarly journals Professional Help-Seeking for Adolescent Dating Violence in the Rural South: The Role of Social Support and Informal Help-Seeking

2016 ◽  
Vol 23 (12) ◽  
pp. 1442-1461 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jasmine M. Hedge ◽  
Natallia Sianko ◽  
James R. McDonell
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Dating Violence ◽  
Help Seeking ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
Teen Dating Violence ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Adolescent Dating Violence ◽  
Professional Help ◽  
Adolescent Dating ◽  
Informal Help

Structural equation modeling with three waves of data was used to assess a mediation model investigating the relationship between perceived social support, informal help-seeking intentions, and professional help-seeking intentions in the context of adolescent dating violence. The sample included 589 adolescents from a rural, southern county who participated in a longitudinal study of teen dating violence victimization and perpetration. Results suggest that informal help-seeking intentions are an important link between perceived social support and professional help-seeking intentions. Findings highlight the importance of informal help-seeking and informal help-giving in fostering professional help-seeking for adolescent victims and perpetrators of dating violence.

School Nurses on the Front Lines of Healthcare: A Guide in the Recognition of and Response to Teen Dating Violence in Your Schools

2020 ◽  
pp. 1942602X2091996
Author(s):  
Christy Lucas ◽  
Jodi Brady ◽  
Robert P. Olympia
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Gender Roles ◽  
Dating Violence ◽  
Teen Dating Violence ◽  
School Nurses ◽  
Hollywood Films ◽  
Television Shows ◽  
Teen Dating ◽  
And Gender

Teen dating violence (TDV) has become more prevalent in our schools, exacerbated by the omnipotent presence of social media and portals of what dating and gender roles “should be” in Hollywood films and television shows. It is important to recognize that TDV is a threat to mental health, and potentially physical health, and school nurses should develop a framework for recognizing problematic social, physical, and emotional interactions between students. This article describes typical presentations of TDV through a case, providing a mnemonic for recognition and resources for prevention.

Physical and Sexual Teen Dating Violence Victimization and Sexual Identity Among U.S. High School Students, 2015

2017 ◽  
Vol 35 (17-18) ◽  
pp. 3581-3600 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emily O’Malley Olsen ◽  
Alana Vivolo-Kantor ◽  
Laura Kann
Keyword(s):  
High School Students ◽  
Sexual Identity ◽  
Dating Violence ◽  
Teen Dating Violence ◽  
Lgb Youth ◽  
Violence Victimization ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Race Ethnicity ◽  
Teen Dating ◽  
Heterosexual Youth

Lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) youth are at risk for many negative behaviors associated with teen dating violence victimization (TDVV). This study describes the prevalence of physical and sexual TDVV by sexual identity and quantifies the increased risk for TDVV among LGB youth compared with heterosexual youth. The participants for this study were students in Grades 9 to 12 participating in the 2015 national Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) who responded to questions ascertaining sexual identity and both physical and sexual TDVV. Data were analyzed by sexual identity, stratified by sex, and controlled for race/ethnicity and grade in school. Frequencies of physical and sexual TDVV and prevalence of TDVV from a combined TDVV measure were calculated. Associations between these behaviors and sexual identity were identified. Generally, LGB youth had greater prevalence and frequency of TDVV compared with heterosexual youth. Prevalence of TDVV within sexual identity subgroups further differed by sex. Students who were not sure of their sexual identity had the highest risk of most categories of TDVV when adjusting for sex, race/ethnicity, and grade in school. These results are the first to use a nationally representative sample to describe frequency of TDVV and to determine prevalence of a combined physical and sexual TDVV measure by sexual identity among youth. Schools, communities, and families can help prevent teen dating violence and ameliorate the potential impacts of these victimizations.

Dating violence and suicidal behavior in adolescents

2013 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 257-261 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristin Holmes ◽  
Leo Sher
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Longitudinal Studies ◽  
Dating Violence ◽  
Suicidal Behavior ◽  
Risky Sexual Behavior ◽  
Health Concern ◽  
Bibliographic Databases ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Adolescent Dating Violence ◽  
Adolescent Dating

Abstract The aim of this paper is to assess the possible consequences of adolescent physical, emotional and sexual dating violence through a review of the literature on the topic. An electronic search of major biomedical bibliographic databases (Pubmed, ISI, PsycINFO) was used to retrieve articles providing information on the prevalence rates, risk factors, associated consequences and possible preventive measures for adolescent dating violence across different populations. Currently, there have been few longitudinal studies conducted to identify potential risk factors for entering a violent dating relationship in adolescence. Risky behaviors such as early sexual intercourse may predispose someone for victimization. Dating violence itself is also a predictor of future dating violence. Adolescent dating violence was associated with an increase in other violence-related behaviors, substance use, depression, poorer educational outcomes, posttraumatic stress, unhealthy weight control and risky sexual behavior. The association between adolescent dating violence and an increase in suicidal behavior is a major public health concern. Future research should focus on longitudinal studies so that a causal relationship between dating violence and suicidality may be better understood.

An Exploratory Study of Teen Dating Violence in Sexual Minority Youth

Partner Abuse ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 8-28 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tyson R. Reuter ◽  
Carla Sharp ◽  
Jeff R. Temple
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Sexual Orientation ◽  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Dating Violence ◽  
Sexual Minority ◽  
Teen Dating Violence ◽  
Minority Youth ◽  
Sexual Minority Youth ◽  
Interparental Violence ◽  
Teen Dating

Objective: Teen dating violence (TDV) represents a serious social problem in adolescence and is associated with a host of physical and emotional consequences. Despite advances in identification of risk factors, prevention efforts, and treatment, the TDV literature has overwhelmingly used samples that do not assess sexual orientation or assume heterosexuality. Although a few studies have explicitly examined dating violence among sexual minorities in adolescents, methodological issues limit the generalizability of these findings, and no study to date has examined patterns of dating violence over time in sexual minority youth. Method: An ethnically diverse sample of 782 adolescents completed self-report measures of dating violence, hostility, alcohol use, exposure to interparental violence, and sexual orientation. Results: Sexual minority adolescents reported higher rates of both TDV perpetration and victimization, and this finding persisted across 2 years for perpetration but not victimization. Findings also revealed that traditional risk factors of TDV (i.e., alcohol use, exposure to interparental violence) were not associated with TDV for sexual minority youth, although sexual orientation itself emerged as a risk factor over and above covariates when considering severe (i.e., physical and sexual) dating violence perpetration. Conclusions: Sexual minorities may be at a greater risk for TDV than their heterosexual peers. Findings are discussed within the context of a minority stress model. Future research is needed to parse out factors specifically related to sexual orientation from a stressful or invalidating environment.

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