History of family violence, childhood behavior problems, and adolescent high-risk behaviors as predictors of girls' repeated patterns of dating victimization in two developmental periods.
This study aims to document the prevalence of repeated patterns of dating victimization and to examine, within the frameworks of an ecological model and lifestyle/routine activities theories, associations between such patterns and family, peer, and individual factors. Dating victimization in adolescence (age 15) and early adulthood (age 21) was evaluated in 443 female participants. Multinomial logistic regression analyses revealed that history of family violence, childhood behavior problems, and adolescent high-risk behaviors were associated with an increased risk for girls of being victimized (psychologically and/or physically/sexually) in their dating relationships, either in adolescence or early adulthood, or at both developmental periods.
Université du Québec à Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada.
Johanne
J
Vézina
Université du Québec à Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada hebert.m@uqam.ca.
Martine
M
Hébert
Université du Québec à Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada.
François
F
Poulin
Université Laval, Québec City, Québec, Canada.
Francine
F
Lavoie
Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada.
Frank
F
Vitaro
Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.
Richard E
RE
Tremblay
D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D058445:Bullying / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D019548:Crime Victims / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D010379:Peer Group; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D012725:Sexual Behavior / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
dating victimization; longitudinal study; young women