OBJECTIVES: To assess gender differences in the proportion of adolescents reporting teen dating violence (TDV) and the frequency of TDV at multiple age points across adolescence in a high-risk sample of youth with previous exposure to violence. METHODS: A cross-sectional, high-risk sample of boys and girls (n = 1149) ages 11 to 17 years completed surveys assessing TDV and self-defense. Indices of TDV included perpetration and victimization scales of controlling behaviors, psychological TDV, physical TDV, sexual TDV, fear/intimidation, and injury. RESULTS: More girls reported perpetrating psychological and physical TDV, whereas twice as many boys reported sexual TDV perpetration. More girls reported fear/intimidation victimization than boys. When comparing the frequency of TDV across adolescence, boys reported more sexual TDV victimization at younger ages, and girls demonstrated a trend toward more victimization at older ages. Likewise, younger boys reported more fear/intimidation and injury perpetration and injury victimization than younger girls. However, by age 17, girls reported more injury perpetration than boys, and reports of injury victimization and use of self-defense did not differ. Notably, despite potential parity in injury, girls consistently reported more fear/intimidation victimization associated with TDV. CONCLUSIONS: Contrary to data suggesting that girls experience far more sexual TDV and injury, these data suggest that at specific times during adolescence, boys among high-risk populations may be equally at risk for victimization. However, the psychological consequences (fear) are greater for girls. These findings suggest a need to tailor strategies to prevent TDV based on both age- and gender-specific characteristics in high-risk populations.
OBJECTIVES: To assess gender differences in the proportion of adolescents reporting teen dating violence (TDV) and the frequency of TDV at multiple age points across adolescence in a high-risk sample of youth with previous exposure to violence. METHODS: A cross-sectional, high-risk sample of boys and girls (n = 1149) ages 11 to 17 years completed surveys assessing TDV and self-defense. Indices of TDV included perpetration and victimization scales of controlling behaviors, psychological TDV, physical TDV, sexual TDV, fear/intimidation, and injury. RESULTS: More girls reported perpetrating psychological and physical TDV, whereas twice as many boys reported sexual TDV perpetration. More girls reported fear/intimidation victimization than boys. When comparing the frequency of TDV across adolescence, boys reported more sexual TDV victimization at younger ages, and girls demonstrated a trend toward more victimization at older ages. Likewise, younger boys reported more fear/intimidation and injury perpetration and injury victimization than younger girls. However, by age 17, girls reported more injury perpetration than boys, and reports of injury victimization and use of self-defense did not differ. Notably, despite potential parity in injury, girls consistently reported more fear/intimidation victimization associated with TDV. CONCLUSIONS: Contrary to data suggesting that girls experience far more sexual TDV and injury, these data suggest that at specific times during adolescence, boys among high-risk populations may be equally at risk for victimization. However, the psychological consequences (fear) are greater for girls. These findings suggest a need to tailor strategies to prevent TDV based on both age- and gender-specific characteristics in high-risk populations.
Authors: Elizabeth Miller; Sandi Goldstein; Heather L McCauley; Kelley A Jones; Rebecca N Dick; Johanna Jetton; Jay G Silverman; Samantha Blackburn; Erica Monasterio; Lisa James; Daniel J Tancredi Journal: Pediatrics Date: 2014-12-22 Impact factor: 7.124
Authors: Barbara Ball; Andra Teten Tharp; Rita K Noonan; Linda Anne Valle; Merle E Hamburger; Barri Rosenbluth Journal: Violence Against Women Date: 2012-08-07
Authors: Josefina Lozano-Martínez; Irina Sherezade Castillo-Reche; Francisco José Morales-Yago; Francisco Javier Ibáñez-López Journal: Int J Environ Res Public Health Date: 2022-07-23 Impact factor: 4.614
Authors: Pedro José López-Barranco; Ismael Jiménez-Ruiz; César Leal-Costa; Elena Andina-Díaz; Ana I López-Alonso; José Antonio Jiménez-Barbero Journal: Int J Environ Res Public Health Date: 2022-09-04 Impact factor: 4.614
Authors: Kathleen C Basile; Heather B Clayton; Sarah DeGue; John W Gilford; Kevin J Vagi; Nicolas A Suarez; Marissa L Zwald; Richard Lowry Journal: MMWR Suppl Date: 2020-08-21