title: Aggressive events in adolescent dating violence.
abstract: This purpose of this paper is to present a typology of common aggressive events that occur in the context of adolescent dating violence. The typology is based on 42 transcripts of interviews with young adults, ages 18 to 21, who described dating violence they had experienced when adolescents (ages 13-18). One-hundred and eighty-four text units that contained a description of an event involving aggression or violence between the participant and a dating partner were extracted from the transcripts. Cross-case analysis was used to create categories of events that shared similar characteristics. The analysis yielded eight types of aggressive events: (a) tumultuous, (b) explosive, (c) scuffling, (d) violating, (e) threatening, (f) controlling, (g) disparaging, and (h) rejecting, ignoring, or disrespecting. The typology can provide a foundation for further research on adolescent dating violence from a situational perspective and can be used as a tool to promote discussion of dating violence with victimized or at-risk youth.
authors.affiliation: Kent State University, College of Nursing, Kent, Ohio 44242-0001, USA. cdraucke@kent.edu
authors.forename: Claire Burke
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Draucker
authors.forename: Donna
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Martsolf
authors.forename: Pamela
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Stephenson
authors.forename: Judy
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Risko
authors.forename: Terri
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Heckman
authors.forename: Denice
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sheehan
authors.forename: Shannon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Perkins
authors.forename: Kalisha
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Washington
authors.forename: Christina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cook
authors.forename: Candice
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ferguson
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000374:Aggression / Q000145:classification / Q000523:psychology*; D000435:Alcoholic Intoxication / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology; D003380:Courtship / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007406:Interview, Psychological; D008297:Male; D009042:Motivation; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D009820:Ohio; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology; D014754:Violence / Q000145:classification / Q000523:psychology*; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology; D055815:Young Adult