title: Health-Risk Behaviors and Dating Violence Victimization: An Examination of the Associated Risk Behaviors Among Detained Female Youth.
abstract: There are many health-risk behaviors that may elevate the risk of adolescents engaging in teenage dating violence. The purpose of this investigation was to examine the health-risk behaviors that are associated with a sample of female juvenile offenders to identify the extent to which those behaviors contribute to dating violence. The survey assessed respondents' health-risk behaviors prior to incarceration, their perceptions of quality of life, post-incarceration expectations, psychosocial factors, and other social determinants. Results indicated youth exposure to dating violence, alcohol, drug, and risky sexual behaviors in the year prior to incarceration. These findings demonstrate the need to address teen dating violence with at-risk adolescents in addition to risky behaviors.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Social Work , University of West Florida , Pensacola , Florida , USA.
authors.forename: Dione Moultrie
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: King
authors.affiliation: b Center for African American Studies, University of Texas at Arlington , Arlington , Texas , USA.
authors.forename: Schnavia Smith
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Hatcher
authors.affiliation: c Helen Bader School of Social Welfare, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee , Milwaukee , Wisconsin , USA.
authors.forename: Joan Marie
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Blakey
authors.affiliation: d Department of Public Health, Clinical and Health Sciences , University of West Florida , Pensacola , Florida , USA.
authors.forename: Justice
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mbizo
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior; D002648:Child; D019548:Crime Victims / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D000066511:Intimate Partner Violence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D007604:Juvenile Delinquency; D012307:Risk Factors; D012309:Risk-Taking; D015144:Southeastern United States; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D047568:Unsafe Sex / Q000523:psychology*; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Teenage dating violence; at-risk adolescents; detained youth; health-risk behaviors; substance use; teens; unsafe sex practices