A systematic review of literature on cyber intimate partner victimization in adolescent girls and women

Fernet, Mylène; Lapierre, Andréanne; Hébert, Martine; Cousineau, Marie‐Marthe

doi:10.1016/j.chb.2019.06.005

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“…Their frequent use of the communication technologies in their romantic relationships increases the possibility of expressing affection to their partners and being linked to them [9,10]. However, these technologies can also be used to stalk, harass and control current or former partners [7,8,[11][12][13][14][15]. It is estimated that between 12% and 56% of adolescents have experienced cyber dating violence victimization [16].…”

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“…Cyber DV victimization is considered qualitatively different from victimization via offline dating violence because victims of such violence can be constantly attacked and feel unable to escape the situation [4,5,7,8,12]. Easy access to victims, lack of geographical boundaries and the rapid dissemination of victims' denigrating or humiliating information are characteristics of this type of violence that make victims feel increasingly helpless, which negatively impacts their well-being [4,[6][7][8]11,13,[24][25][26].…”

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

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Carrascosa

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

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Carrascosa

et al. 2020

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“…The complexity of the comparison of the results was also observed in a recent literature review on digital dating violence measures [ 43 ]. Therefore, there is an urge to define the construct of new concepts and to agree on instruments to measure the virtual phenomena [ 22 ].…”

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“…Some authors seem to agree on the fact that in some cases, technology exacerbates and facilitates certain forms of victimization in intimate relationships [ 3 , 24 ]. However, there is still debate on about whether digital media simply has introduced a new avenue for more traditional (in-person) unhealthy and abusive behaviors (e.g., harassment, monitoring, and controlling behaviors) or whether these behaviors are new [ 22 , 54 ].…”

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“…It is a phase of experimentation and learning in terms of ones love life, which includes numerous forms of relationships [ 21 ]. Adolescents are the main users of the internet and online social networks [ 22 ]. They use these new technologies to keep in contact with their partners as well as to establish, maintain and end relationships, and even to reconnect after a breakup [ 23 ].…”

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Development and Validation of Breadcrumbing in Affective-Sexual Relationships (BREAD-ASR) Questionnaire: Introducing a New Online Dating Perpetration

Rodríguez-García

Márquez-Hernández

Gámez

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New technologies are changing people’s lifestyles and in turn, their way of relating to and interacting with others. Breadcrumbing is one of the new 2.0 concepts linked to the virtual relationship paradigm. This study aimed to design and psychometrically test the Breadcrumbing in Affective-Sexual Relationships (BREAD-ASR) Questionnaire to explore breadcrumbing perpetration in adolescent relationships online. A total of 247 adolescents participated in a paper-and-pencil survey carried out from March to June 2019 in a high school in southeastern Spain. Psychometric analysis showed a satisfactory content and construct validity for the instrument. The ordinal alpha coefficient was 0.83, indicating the BREAD-ASR questionnaire had good internal consistency. The BREAD-ASR questionnaire constitutes a valid and reliable instrument which can be used by health professionals in screenings for breadcrumbing perpetration and to design effective prevention and intervention programs in the community, which may help and support adolescents and families to deal with new forms of online relationships and perpetration successfully.

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Online Violence in Adolescent and Young Adult Couples: The Role of Anxious Attachment and Hostile Sexism in a Dyadic Analysis

Lorente‐Anguís,

del Castillo,

Lopez‐Zafra

2024

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This study explores how anxious attachment moderates the relationship between hostile sexism and online violence in adolescent and young adults' partners. Two hundred thirty heterosexual couples (total n = 460) participated in a dyadic design study. Both partners answered a questionnaire about online violence, hostile sexism, and anxious attachment. Results show that both members' hostile sexism positively correlates with the perpetration and victimization of online violence in boys and girls, but not in all the dimensions. However, actor‐hostile sexism has a greater effect on both perpetration and victimization for both members than partner‐hostile sexism, except for control perpetration and victimization of girls. Results also show that the actor‐anxious attachment positively moderated the relationship between their hostile sexism and perpetration and victimization for both members, only when it was higher than average, and negatively when it was lower. In girls, when the anxious attachment is high, the relationship between the boys' hostile sexism and the girls' direct aggression perpetration becomes weaker. The opposite occurs between the boys' hostile sexism and boys' direct aggression perpetrated when their girlfriends' anxious attachment increases. In sum, anxious attachment and hostile actor and partner sexism play an important role in online violence in adolescent couples. Therefore, the protective effect of low levels of anxious attachment should be studied among other psychosocial factors and online violence.

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A systematic review of literature on cyber intimate partner victimization in adolescent girls and women

Cited by 72 publications

References 52 publications

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

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

Development and Validation of Breadcrumbing in Affective-Sexual Relationships (BREAD-ASR) Questionnaire: Introducing a New Online Dating Perpetration

Online Violence in Adolescent and Young Adult Couples: The Role of Anxious Attachment and Hostile Sexism in a Dyadic Analysis

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