Date violence and date rape among adolescents: Associations with disordered eating behaviors and psychological health

Ackard, Diann M.; Neumark‐Sztainer, Dianne

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“…These women suffered pain as a result of bodily injuries, some reported bleeding while others were bitter, felt exasperation as a result of their helplessness, and others developed suicidal tendencies. These findings underscore the reality that sexual violence against women has far-reaching consequences that may be physical (Holmes et al, 1996; Jewkes et al, 2002; Wingood et al, 2000), psychological (Ackard & Neumark-Sztainer, 2002; Faravelli et al, 2004; Ystgaard et al, 2004) or social (Maman et al, 2002). …”

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“…Sexual violence against women may lead to infection with sexually transmitted diseases (Wingood, DiClemente, & Raj, 2000), unwanted pregnancies (Holmes, Resnick, Kilpatrick, & Best, 1996), chronic pelvic pain, premenstrual syndrome, gastrointestinal disorders and gynaecological and pregnancy-related complications (Jewkes, Sen, & Garcia-Moreno, 2002). It has also been associated with a range of mild to severe psychological effects (Ackard & Neumark-Sztainer, 2002; Faravelli, Giugni, Salvatori, & Ricca, 2004; Ystgaard, Hestetun, Loeb, & Mehlum, 2004) and fatalistic tendencies that predispose women to risky sexual behaviours and substance abuse problems (Bergen, 1995; Khanna, 2008). …”

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Experience of sexual violence among women in HIV discordant unions after voluntary HIV counselling and testing: a qualitative critical incident study in Uganda

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HIV-serodiscordant relationships are those in which one partner is infected with HIV while the other is not. We investigated experiences of sexual violence among women in HIV discordant unions attending HIV post-test club services in Uganda. A volunteer sample of 26 women from three AIDS Information Centres in Uganda who reported having experienced sexual violence in a larger epidemiological study were interviewed, using the qualitative critical incident technique. Data were analysed using TEXTPACK, a software application for computer-assisted content analysis. Incidents of sexual violence narrated by the women included use of physical force and verbal threats. Overall, four themes that characterise the women's experience of sexual violence emerged from the analysis: knowledge of HIV test results, prevalence of sexual violence, vulnerability and proprietary views and reactions to sexual violence. Alcohol abuse by the male partners was an important factor in the experience of sexual violence among the women. Their experiences evoked different reactions and feelings, including concern over the need to have children, fear of infection, desire to separate from their spouses/partners, helplessness, anger and suicidal tendencies. HIV counselling and testing centres should be supported with the capacity to address issues related to sexual violence for couples who are HIV discordant.

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Experience of sexual violence among women in HIV discordant unions after voluntary HIV counselling and testing: a qualitative critical incident study in Uganda

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“…Research suggests that dating violence victimization is associated with depressive symptoms (Ackard, Eisenberg, & Neumark-Sztainer, 2007; Howard & Wang, 2003a,b), anxiety (Amar & Gennaro, 2005), disordered eating (Ackard & Neumark-Sztainer, 2002; Thompson, Wonderlich, Crosby, & Mitchell, 2001), poor psychosocial functioning (Howard & Wang, 2003a,b), suicidality (Ackard et al, 2007; Ackard & Neumark-Sztainer, 2002; Howard & Wang, 2003a,b; Olshen, McVeigh, Wunsch-Hitzig, & Vaughn, 2007; Silverman, Raj, Mucci, & Hathaway, 2001), internalizing and externalizing behaviors (Davila, Steinberg, Kachadourian, Cobb, & Fincham 2004; Zimmer-Gembeck, Siebenbruner, & Collins, 2001), and substance use (Buzy et al, 2004; Silverman et al, 2001) among community based and epidemiologic samples. Only a few empirical studies have systematically investigated the relation between this type of violence and rates of DSM-IV based mental health disorders using well validated diagnostic interviews.…”

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Psychiatric and Cognitive Functioning in Adolescent Inpatients with Histories of Dating Violence Victimization

Rizzo

Esposito‐Smythers

Spirito

et al. 2010

Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment & Trauma

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The presence of dating violence victimization as well as its relation to psychiatric diagnosis and cognitive processes was examined in a sample of 155 adolescents hospitalized in a psychiatric facility. Participants and their parents completed semi-structured diagnostic interviews. Participants also completed self-report measures of dating violence victimization and cognitive functioning. Seventy-seven percent of adolescents who had initiated dating reported psychological, physical, and/ or sexual abuse by a dating partner over the past year. Victims of psychological abuse alone as well as physical and/or sexual violence endorsed higher rates of major depressive disorder compared to non-victims. Physical/sexual dating violence victims also endorsed significantly higher rates of PTSD and alcohol use disorders, more frequent co-occurrence of externalizing and internalizing disorders, and more frequent negative cognitive biases, relative to non-victimized adolescents. Findings suggest that psychiatrically hospitalized adolescents with dating violence histories represent a subgroup of adolescent inpatients with a particularly serious clinical picture. KeywordsDating Violence; Adolescents; Psychiatric Disorders Adolescent dating violence has increasingly become the focus of clinical and research attention during the past two decades. The emerging picture is that it is highly prevalent, associated with negative psychological consequences, and represents a major public health problem. To date, the research that has been conducted on dating violence victimization has predominantly focused on community samples of youth. Rates of victimization among psychiatrically hospitalized adolescents, a group known to have high rates of a range of adversities (Cohen et al., 1996;Hart, Mader, Griffith, & deMendonea, 1989) (Howard & Wang, 2003a,b), suicidality (Ackard et al., 2007;Ackard & Neumark-Sztainer, 2002; Howard & Wang, 2003a,b;Olshen, McVeigh, Wunsch-Hitzig, & Vaughn, 2007;Silverman, Raj, Mucci, & Hathaway, 2001), internalizing and externalizing behaviors (Davila, Steinberg, Kachadourian, Cobb, & Fincham 2004;Zimmer-Gembeck, Siebenbruner, & Collins, 2001), and substance use (Buzy et al., 2004;Silverman et al., 2001) among community based and epidemiologic samples. Only a few empirical studies have systematically investigated the relation between this type of violence and rates of DSM-IV based mental health disorders using well validated diagnostic interviews. One longitudinal community based investigation revealed that young womens' abusive relationships during adolescence increased risk for major depressive disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and substance dependence at age 26, even when controlling for these disorders at age 18 (Ehrensaft, Moffitt, & Caspi, 2006). In a national epidemiologic sample of adolescents, dating violence victimization was associated with posttraumatic stress disorder and major depressive episodes after controlling for demographic variables, other traumatic stressors, and stress...

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“…Sexual assault victimization during adolescence is associated with a host of negative outcomes including poor academic performance, sexual risk taking behavior, pregnancy, substance abuse, and interpersonal problems (Ackard and Neumark-Sztainer 2002; Snyder 2000; Wordesn and Nunez 2002). Sexually abused adolescents also are more likely to suffer from a range of psychopathology including depression, PTSD, anger control problems, low self-esteem, eating disordered behavior, and suicidality, compared to their non-abused peers (Ackard and Neumark-Sztainer 2002; Burgess et al 1995; Putnam 2003).…”

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“…Sexually abused adolescents also are more likely to suffer from a range of psychopathology including depression, PTSD, anger control problems, low self-esteem, eating disordered behavior, and suicidality, compared to their non-abused peers (Ackard and Neumark-Sztainer 2002; Burgess et al 1995; Putnam 2003). Alarmingly, research also suggests that adolescent victims of sexual assault are at greater risk of being victimized by and perpetrating sexual violence in the future, compared to adolescents who have not been sexually assaulted (Marx et al 2001; Nishith et al 2000; Veneziano et al 2000; Wordes and Nunez 2002).…”

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Social Factors Associated with History of Sexual Assault Among Ethnically Diverse Adolescents

Freeman

Temple

2009

J Fam Viol

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We examine the association of adolescents' self-reported sexual assault victimization with their living arrangements, parent's education, and plans for college. Participants included 1,634 ethnicallydiverse and economically-disadvantaged high school students in southeast Texas. Lifetime history of forced sexual assault was reported by 8.3% of girls and 9% of boys. No association with gender, age, or parent's education was detected. However, adolescents in non-traditional households (living with one parent, grandparents, or other) were more likely to report rape than youth living with both parents. Adolescents who were one race/ethnicity were less likely to report being raped than those in the multiple race category. Sexual assault intervention programs should account for a teenager's living situation; and prevention efforts may benefit from targeting individuals in non-traditional households. The lack of an association with either gender or socio-educational status indicates that all children are at risk and that school-based programs should be broadly targeted. KeywordsAdolescents; Sexual assault; Living arrangements; Ethnicity; Education Despite comprising a small minority of the population, adolescents represent approximately one-third of sexual assault and rape victims (Snyder 2000). Conservative estimates are that between 4% and 10% of adolescents experience an incident of forced sex/rape (Borowsky et al. 1997;Kann et al. 1999), while over 50% experience some form of sexual coercion (Struckman-Johnson et al. 2003;Testa and Dermen 1999). A recent nationwide survey conducted by the Centers for Disease Control (2008a) found that 7.5% of high school students reported having ever been physically forced to have sexual intercourse. Similarly, Silverman et al. (2001) found that approximately 10% of teenage girls surveyed in Massachusetts had experienced sexual assault. Females generally report higher rates of sexual victimization than men (Howard and Wang 2005;Shrier et al. 1998), especially when the sexual assault is severe and coupled with physical force (Maxwell et al. 2003; Tjaden and Thoennes 2000).Sexual assault victimization during adolescence is associated with a host of negative outcomes including poor academic performance, sexual risk taking behavior, pregnancy, substance

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Date violence and date rape among adolescents: Associations with disordered eating behaviors and psychological health

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Experience of sexual violence among women in HIV discordant unions after voluntary HIV counselling and testing: a qualitative critical incident study in Uganda

Experience of sexual violence among women in HIV discordant unions after voluntary HIV counselling and testing: a qualitative critical incident study in Uganda

Psychiatric and Cognitive Functioning in Adolescent Inpatients with Histories of Dating Violence Victimization

Social Factors Associated with History of Sexual Assault Among Ethnically Diverse Adolescents

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