The relevance of technology to the nature, prevalence and impact of Adolescent Dating Violence and Abuse: A research synthesis

Stonard, Karlie E.; Bowen, Erica; Lawrence, Tony; Price, Shelley A.

doi:10.1016/j.avb.2014.06.005

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“…Urban teens, due to the rise of social media, were also keenly aware of the potential for disrespect to be shown through online forums, such as Facebook and Instagram. These concerns are echoed in Stonard et al's (2014) discussion of the role of electronic communication technology in facilitating teen dating violence and abuse.…”

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“…For instance, Bonomi, Anderson, Nemeth, Rivara, and Buettner (2013) studied the effects of a history of dating violence victimization on health in late adolescence. Recent research has focused on the link between use of digital and social technology and perpetrating abuse in these media (Lucero, Weisz, Smith-Darden, & Lucero, 2014;Stonard, Bowen, Lawrence, & Price, 2014). When gender is one of the variables under investigation, it often characterizes differences in the nature of perpetration and victimization (Hickman, Jaycox, & Arnoff, 2004;Reyes, Foshee, Niolon, Reidy, & Hall, 2015).…”

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Adolescents Negotiating Romantic Relationships in a Culturally Diverse, Urban Community

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Abstract:In this study we examined the negotiation of romantic relationships by urban youth, as discussed in focus groups, in a multicultural community. We compared these urban-student findings for an emergent fit with previously reported findings from more homogeneous groups of rural students. The unifying category, wrestling with gender expectations, which was identified in the rural studies, also emerged in the present study. A new unifying category represented urban participants' balancing cultural expectations in the contexts of their families and social groups. Three categories from the former rural studies emerged in the present urban study: making sacrifices, showing respect, and standing up for oneself; and a new category emerged: communicating. While the rural students identified media as critical contextual conditions for romantic relationships, the current urban teens identified digital and social media as crucial contextual conditions in dating relationships. Together, these findings suggest the importance of considering cultural and contextual aspects of youths' dating processes for developing a grounded theory that reflects aspects of teens' relational lives. Implications of this emergent theory are explored, and directions for future research are suggested.

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Adolescents Negotiating Romantic Relationships in a Culturally Diverse, Urban Community

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“…Moving forward, the field would benefit from additional research that contributes to our contextual understanding of how technology and dating are related (Stonard et al 2014). The Draucker and Martsolf (2010) study begins to address this gap in the literature; however, one limitation is that participants in this study were older (18-21 years), and provided retrospective accounts of their experiences.…”

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Understanding the Role of Technology in Adolescent Dating and Dating Violence

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A significant part of an adolescent's day includes the use of technology, such as cell phone calls, instant messaging, and posts to social networking sites. Although studies have documented the benefits of technology use, there are significant downsides as well. For example, recent studies have shown that adolescents use technology to harass and abuse others, including dating partners. However, questions remain on how technology use and dating violence intersect at different stages in the couple's relationship and whether this intersection is different for boys and girls. This article begins to fill these gaps by presenting the findings from focus groups with 39 high school aged adolescents, all of whom had experienced a problematic relationship in the past year. Results showed that adolescents used technology to initiate and dissolve dating relationships, often with text messages or posts to social networking sites. Technology use also caused jealousy, and it was used to monitor and isolate partners from others. Gender differences in the use of technology are highlighted. Finally, recommendations for prevention programs for adolescents and parents are discussed.

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“…In our review of these 12 TAADVA studies cited above (Stonard, Bowen, Lawrence, & Price, 2014), prevalence estimates range from 12% to 56% for victimization and 12% to 54% for instigation, depending on the various measures used. These estimates are fairly comparable to those reported for psychological/emotional ADVA victimization (35%-55%) and instigation (20%-70%) in this earlier review (Stonard et al, 2014).…”

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“They’ll Always Find a Way to Get to You”: Technology Use in Adolescent Romantic Relationships and Its Role in Dating Violence and Abuse

Stonard

Bowen

Walker

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J Interpers Violence

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Electronic communication technology (ECT), such as mobile phones and online communication tools, is widely used by adolescents; however, the availability of such tools may have both positive and negative impacts within the context of romantic relationships. While an established literature has documented the nature, prevalence, and impact of traditional forms of adolescent dating violence and abuse (ADVA), limited empirical investigation has focused on the role of ECT in ADVA or what shall be termed technology-assisted adolescent dating violence and abuse (TAADVA) and how adolescents perceive the impact of TAADVA relative to ADVA. In this article, the authors explore the role ECT plays in adolescent romantic relationships and psychologically abusive and controlling ADVA behaviors and its perceived impact. An opportunity sample of 52 adolescents (22 males and 30 females) between the ages of 12 and 18 years participated in the study. One all-female and seven mixed-gendered semi-structured focus groups were conducted. Thematic analysis was used to identify three superordinate themes, including (a) perceived healthy versus unhealthy communication, (b) perceived monitoring and controlling communication, and (c) perceived impact of technology-assisted abuse compared with that in person. While ECTs had a positive impact on the development and maintenance of adolescent romantic relationships, such tools also provided a new avenue for unhealthy, harassment, monitoring, and controlling behaviors within these relationships. ECT was also perceived to provide unique impacts in terms of making TAADVA seem both less harmful and more harmful than ADVA experienced in person. Adolescents’ perceptions and experiences of ECT in romantic relationships and TAADVA may also vary be gender. Implications of the findings are discussed, and recommendations are made for future research.

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The relevance of technology to the nature, prevalence and impact of Adolescent Dating Violence and Abuse: A research synthesis

Cited by 168 publications

References 150 publications

Adolescents Negotiating Romantic Relationships in a Culturally Diverse, Urban Community

Adolescents Negotiating Romantic Relationships in a Culturally Diverse, Urban Community

Understanding the Role of Technology in Adolescent Dating and Dating Violence

“They’ll Always Find a Way to Get to You”: Technology Use in Adolescent Romantic Relationships and Its Role in Dating Violence and Abuse

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