Relations among Romantic Myths, Offline Dating Violence Victimization and Cyber Dating Violence Victimization in Adolescents

Cyber dating violence is an increasing problem with serious negative consequences for adolescents. Further knowledge about related variables is necessary to develop preventive strategies. The aim of this study was to analyze the correlations among cyber dating violence victimization (cyber-control and cyber-aggression), offline dating violence victimization (physical, verbal–emotional, and relational) and adolescents’ beliefs in myths of romantic love; and to examine possible differences in cyber-control victimization, cyber-aggression victimization and offline dating violence victimization (relational, physical and verbal–emotional) according to adolescents’ levels of belief (low vs. high) in myths of romantic love. The role of offline dating violence victimization (physical, verbal–emotional and relational) and romantic myths as predictor variables of cyber-control and cyber-aggression victimization was also explored. All these analyses were carried out separately with boys and girls. Of an initial sample of 919 adolescents, those who have had a dating relationship in the past year (492 adolescents, M = 15.10, SD = 1.59) were included. The regression analyses revealed that offline dating violence victimization and romantic myths were significant predictors of cyber-control and cyber-aggression victimization for both boys and girls, but explained variance was higher for girls. Verbal–emotional offline dating violence victimization was the main predictor of cyber-control victimization, and physical and relational offline dating violence victimizations were the main predictors of cyber-aggression victimization. These results can be useful for developing more effective offline and cyber dating violence prevention programs.

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Dating Violence Victimization and Alcohol Problems: An Examination of the Stress-Buffering Hypothesis for Perceived Support

Partner Abuse ◽

10.1891/1946-6560.2.1.31 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 2 (1) ◽

pp. 31-45 ◽

Cited By ~ 26

Author(s):

Ryan C. Shorey ◽

Deborah L. Rhatigan ◽

Paula J. Fite ◽

Gregory L. Stuart

Keyword(s):

Violence Prevention ◽

Dating Violence ◽

Alcohol Problems ◽

Perceived Support ◽

Negative Consequences ◽

Prevention Programming ◽

Stress Buffering ◽

Violence Victimization ◽

Buffering Hypothesis ◽

The Relationship

Recent evidence suggests that victims of dating violence consume alcohol at greater rates than their nonvictimized peers, placing them at risk for the negative consequences produced by alcohol use. Thus, research that examines factors that protect victims from consuming alcohol is needed. Toward this end, the present study sought to examine whether perceived support served as a stress-buffering (moderating) variable on the relationship between dating violence victimization and alcohol problems among a sample of currently dating college students (N = 440). Partial support was found for the stress-buffering effect of perceived support, but this varied depending on the type of victimization examined. Implications of these findings for victim interventions and dating violence prevention programming are discussed.

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Strategies for Evaluating Dating Violence Prevention Programs

Journal of Aggression Maltreatment & Trauma ◽

10.1300/j146v04n01_10 ◽

2000 ◽

Vol 4 (1) ◽

pp. 217-238 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Anna-Lee Pittman ◽

David A. Wolfe ◽

Christine Wekerle

Keyword(s):

Violence Prevention ◽

Dating Violence ◽

Prevention Programs ◽

Violence Prevention Programs

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The Mediating Role of Trauma Symptoms in the Association between Past and Future Teen Dating Violence Victimization

Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology ◽

10.1007/s10802-018-0461-3 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 47 (3) ◽

pp. 475-485 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Caitlin Rancher ◽

Ernest N. Jouriles ◽

David Rosenfield ◽

Jeff R. Temple ◽

Renee McDonald

Keyword(s):

Dating Violence ◽

Teen Dating Violence ◽

Trauma Symptoms ◽

Violence Victimization ◽

Mediating Role ◽

Teen Dating

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Moral Disengagement as a Moderating Factor in the Relationship between the Perception of Dating Violence and Victimization

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph17145164 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 17 (14) ◽

pp. 5164 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Isabel Cuadrado-Gordillo ◽

Inmaculada Fernández-Antelo ◽

Guadalupe Martín-Mora Parra

Keyword(s):

Dating Violence ◽

Moral Disengagement ◽

Psychological Interventions ◽

Regression Analyses ◽

Mediating Role ◽

Structural Correlation ◽

Type Of Abuse ◽

The Relationship ◽

Dating Relationship

There have been studies establishing the relationship between moral disengagement and aggressiveness in various contexts, especially in the role of the aggressor. Few, however, have analyzed moral disengagement’s mediating role in the phenomenon of teenage dating violence, taking into account how these mechanisms affect the victims’ perception of themselves as fearful, trapped, or mistreated in a dating relationship. This study analyzes the relationship between moral disengagement, the acceptance of violence, and how the victims of this type of abuse perceive victimization. The participants were 2577 adolescents between the ages of 14 and 18. They completed two questionnaires that addressed teenage dating violence and moral disengagement. To study the relationship between the variables, factorial, structural, correlation, and hierarchical multiple regression analyses were performed to construct the perceptual structure of victimization. The analyses showed moral disengagement and the acceptance of violence, as well as their interaction, to have a mediating and moderating influence by modifying the perception of victimization. The victims’ levels of moral disengagement explained their acceptance of the violence and their inability to recognize abuse. Finally, these results may be a key element in the design of psychological interventions aimed at minimizing the use of moral disengagement and the acceptance of violence in situations involving aggression in teenage dating.

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Polydrug Use and Dating Violence Among Emerging Adults

Journal of Interpersonal Violence ◽

10.1177/0886260520934427 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 088626052093442

Author(s):

Hye Jeong Choi ◽

Hannah Grigorian ◽

Alisa Garner ◽

Gregory L. Stuart ◽

Jeff. R. Temple

Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Substance Use ◽

Alcohol Use ◽

Violence Prevention ◽

Emerging Adults ◽

Dating Violence ◽

Marijuana Use ◽

Heavy Alcohol ◽

Violence Victimization ◽

Polysubstance Use

We examined sociodemographic and psychosocial risk factors that moderate the (poly) substance use and dating violence victimization and perpetration relationship among emerging adults. Using an ethnically diverse sample ( N = 698), we used latent class analyses to identify mutually exclusive groups based on monthly and past-year substance use. We then examined these groups as they relate to dating violence victimization and perpetration and the moderating effect of various risk factors. Five classes were identified based on substance use patterns: (a) Regular Alcohol use, (b) Polysubstance use, (c) Heavy Alcohol and Marijuana use, (d) Mild Alcohol use, and (e) Occasional Alcohol and Marijuana use classes. Participants in the Polysubstance use class were the most likely to perpetrate dating violence followed by Heavy Alcohol and Marijuana use, Occasional Alcohol and Marijuana use, Regular Alcohol, and Mild Alcohol use classes. Similarly, participants in the Polysubstance use class were the most likely to be victims of dating violence followed by Occasional Alcohol and Marijuana, Heavy Alcohol and Marijuana, Regular Alcohol, and Mild Alcohol use classes. Depending on substance use class, gender, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, history of dating violence, and trauma symptoms differentially influenced dating violence perpetration and victimization at 1-year follow-up. Our findings support the need to comprehensively address dating violence among emerging adults. Intimate partner violence prevention and intervention programs may benefit from targeting emerging adults who misuse substances and incorporating substance use interventions into dating violence prevention efforts.

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Questioning the Assumptions of Youth Violence Prevention Programs: The Role of Reflexive Evaluation in Program Development

Journal of Applied Sociology ◽

10.1177/19367244032000102 ◽

2003 ◽

Vol os-20 (1) ◽

pp. 37-63

Author(s):

Jack L. Powell ◽

Timothy Black

Keyword(s):

Violence Prevention ◽

Youth Violence ◽

Intervention Programs ◽

After School ◽

Youth Violence Prevention ◽

Self Confidence ◽

After School Program ◽

New Ideas ◽

Violence Prevention Programs

Several violence prevention projects are described and critiqued. One particular pilot program conducted with 20 Hispanic youth is reviewed. Evaluation of this after-school program emphasizing violence prevention, vocational training, and peer education revealed that students acquired job readiness skills and self-confidence in making presentations before groups. However, the value of violence prevention training was minimal. We introduce the role of reflexive evaluation to question the underlying assumptions of intervention programs. Specific assumptions of this and of previous programs are identified and critically assessed to foster a dialogue that will modify present practices and generate new ideas for future intervention programs.

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The Role of School Social Support and School Social Climate in Dating Violence Victimization Prevention among Adolescents in Europe

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph17238935 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 17 (23) ◽

pp. 8935

Author(s):

Barbara Jankowiak ◽

Sylwia Jaskulska ◽

Belén Sanz-Barbero ◽

Alba Ayala ◽

Jacek Pyżalski ◽

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Keyword(s):

Social Support ◽

Dating Violence ◽

Social Climate ◽

Violence Victimization ◽

Social Support Scale ◽

School Social Climate ◽

Study Participants ◽

Prevalence Ratios ◽

School Social Support

The aim of the article is to show the role of school social support and school social climate in dating violence victimization prevention among adolescents in Europe. Study participants were students from secondary schools (age 13–16) in Spain, Italy, Romania, Portugal, Poland and UK. The analysis in this text concern student with dating experience (n = 993) (57.2% of girls and 66.5% of boys). School social support was measured by School Social Climate, Factor 1 Scale (CECSCE) and by Student Social Support Scale (CASSS), subscales teachers and classmates. The association between school social support and different types of dating victimization (physical and/or sexual dating violence, control dating violence and fear) was measured by calculating the prevalence ratios and their 95% confidence intervals, estimated by Poisson regression models with robust variance. All the models were adjusted by country and by sociodemographic variables. The results show that the average values of all types of social support are significantly lower in young people who have suffered any type of dating violence or were scared of their partner. The likelihood of suffering physical and/or sexual dating violence decreased when school social support increased [PR (CI 95%): 0.96 (0.92; 0.99)]. In the same way, the likelihood of fear decreased when school social climate increased [PR (CI 95%): 0.98 (0.96; 0.99)].There is an association between school social support and school social climate and experiences of being victim of dating violence among adolescents in Europe. Our results suggest that in the prevention of dating violence building a supportive climate at schools and building/using the support of peers and teachers is important.

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