Dating Violence among Youth Couples: Dyadic Analysis of the Prevalence and Agreement

Vicario-Molina, Isabel; Baz, Begoña Orgaz; Fuertes, Antonio; González-Ortega, Eva; Álvarez, José Luis Martínez

doi:10.1017/sjp.2015.39

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“…The results obtained suggest that females who use violence in their intimate relationships are characterized by the use of verbal-emotional and physical aggression, in addition to having low frustration tolerance and a lack of empathy in personal relationships. The use of verbalemotional and physical aggression by girls confirms the results found in previous research (Sears et al, 2007;Pazos et al, 2014;Vicario-Molina, Orgaz Baz, Fuertes Martín, González Ortega, & Martínez Álvarez, 2015;Rubio-Garay et al, 2017). Focusing on the results obtained in the boys' sample, a higher prevalence of sexual violence behaviors is observed, as has been pointed out in other studies up to now (Rubio-Garay et al, 2017;Sears et al, 2007).…”

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Personality characteristics of a sample of violent adolescents against their partners

Abilleira

Rodicio-García

Corrás

et al. 2019

Psicol. Refl. Crít.

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Background: The study of intimate partner violence has historically focused on violence perpetrated on females by males, but recent research suggests that, at least in teenage couples, the difference between genders is decreasing or even reversing. The objective of this study is to analyze the personality characteristics of adolescents who are violent with their partners. The sample consisted of 430 subjects (229 girls and 201 boys), between 14 and 19 years (M = 16.18, SD = 1.81), middle or high school students, which completed the Personality Assessment Inventory-Adolescents and the Conflict in Adolescent Dating Relationships Inventory. Results: The results show that girls have higher personality scores on the scales that show problems of internal behavior (depression and anxiety), while boys show higher scores on the scales of external behavior problems (antisocial behavior and drug use). Through a regression analysis, the results show predictive weights in the aggression traits (β = .331, p < .001), antisocial characteristics (β = .202, p < .001), and mania (β = .185, p < .05), as the scores on the scale of violence perpetrated increase in girls. For boys, personality variables do not seem to have such a decisive weight to explain the violence committed, since only heat and alcohol problems represent 5.4% of the variance found. These differences between boys and girls should be analyzed in future studies and, if the findings are maintained, taken into account when developing programs to prevent gender-based violence in adolescents. Conclusions:The results of this study show how the personality characteristics have a differential weight in the explanation of the teen dating aggression according to the gender of the aggressors, with a greater relevance in the prediction of the aggressive behaviors committed by the girls.

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Personality characteristics of a sample of violent adolescents against their partners

Abilleira

Rodicio-García

Corrás

et al. 2019

Psicol. Refl. Crít.

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“…Lastly, we note that the studies within the meta-analysis rely on the report of one partner in a relationship. Further research on the agreement between partners about experiences of violence may be important for informing the development of tools with higher validity (Vicario-Molina, Baz, Martín, Ortega, & Álvarez, 2015).…”

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Teen dating violence: A meta-analytic review of prevalence rates.

Wincentak

Connolly

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2017

Psychology of Violence

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Objective: The goals of the present review were to determine the prevalence of physical and sexual TDV among adolescents, obtain the rates of teen dating violence (TDV) separately by gender, and examine the potential moderation effects of age, demographics, and measurement. Method: A systematic literature search elicited 101 studies reporting rates for youth aged 13 to 18. Results: Meta-analytic combination produced an overall prevalence of 20% for physical TDV and 9% for sexual TDV. Significant variability in rates was found, with physical TDV ranging from 1% to 61% and sexual TDV ranging from <1% to 54%. Gender differences in physical TDV were significant for perpetration (boys 13% vs. girls 25%) but not for victimization (21% boys and girls). A different pattern was observed for sexual TDV with girls reporting lower rates of perpetration compared with boys (3% vs. 10%) and higher rates of victimization (14% vs. 8%). Moderator analyses revealed higher rates in samples representing higher proportions of older teens (sexual TDV), cultural minority girls (physical TDV), and disadvantaged neighborhoods (physical TDV). Studies using broad measurement tools yielded higher rates of both forms of TDV across gender. Conclusions: Basing the meta-analysis on a large pool of studies with comparable samples, 1 in 5 adolescents reported physical TDV and roughly 1 in 10 reported sexual TDV. Systematic bias in boys’ and girls’ self-reports was evident along with high variability in TDV rates across studies and significant moderator influences. These findings are suggestive of substantive methodological challenges in extant studies. The obtained rates should be cautiously interpreted and future research should address the methodological limitations of self-reported TDV, taking into consideration the potential influences of gender, demographics, age, and measurement issues when designing TDV research.

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“…Such an approach would contribute to an understanding of why significant gender-based differences exist with regard to the frequency of violence committed, but not the frequency of violence suffered. Furthermore, it would make it possible to analyze the extent to which the members of the couple agree on what had happened in the relationship, an aspect that has proven useful in previous studies [ 53 ]. In addition, other possible influences on the origin and perpetuation of this problem, such as family and peers, must be explored further.…”

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Myths about Sexual Aggression, Sexual Assertiveness and Sexual Violence in Adolescent Romantic Relationships

Fernández-Fuertes

Fernández-Rouco

Visa

et al. 2020

IJERPH

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Sexual violence is a worldwide health and social issue. However, little is known about the sexual violence that occurs in the context of romantic relationships. This study analyzes the existence of sexual violence in adolescents’ romantic relationships, the possible associations between such violence (both committed and suffered) and myths about sexual aggression and sexual assertiveness, and the possible gender-related distinctions. A sample of 329 students aged between 15 and 19 (M = 16.3; SD = 0.79) was surveyed; all participants were in a romantic relationship when the data were collected. The results reveal that both genders report the existence of sexual violence in their romantic relationships; however, in heterosexual relationships, males were more often the perpetrators of sexual violence. Additionally, myths about sexual aggression and sexual assertiveness were found to be significantly associated with both perpetration and victimization. Accordingly, these predictors should be focal points in prevention programs for adolescent sexual violence. The findings of this study show the de-prioritization of sexuality education in the Spanish educational system, as well as the need to strengthen the competence of adolescents in this area.

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Dating Violence among Youth Couples: Dyadic Analysis of the Prevalence and Agreement

Cited by 12 publications

References 53 publications

Personality characteristics of a sample of violent adolescents against their partners

Personality characteristics of a sample of violent adolescents against their partners

Teen dating violence: A meta-analytic review of prevalence rates.

Myths about Sexual Aggression, Sexual Assertiveness and Sexual Violence in Adolescent Romantic Relationships

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