title: Dating Violence among High-Risk Young Women: A Systematic Review Using Quantitative and Qualitative Methods.
abstract: Our systematic review identified 21 quantitative articles and eight qualitative articles addressing dating violence among high risk young women. The groups of high-risk young women in this review include street-involved, justice-involved, pregnant or parenting, involved with Child Protective Services, and youth diagnosed with a mental health issue. Our meta-analysis of the quantitative articles indicated that 34% (CI = 0.24-0.45) of high-risk young women report that they have been victims of physical dating violence and 45% (CI = 0.31-0.61) of these young women report perpetrating physical dating violence. Significant moderator variables included questionnaire and timeframe. Meta-synthesis of the qualitative studies revealed that high-risk young women report perpetrating dating violence to gain power and respect, whereas women report becoming victims of dating violence due to increased vulnerability.
authors: Department of Psychology, York University, 5022 TEL, 4700 Keele St. Toronto, ON M3J1P3, Canada. ljoly@yorku.ca.
authors: Lauren E
authors: LE
authors: Joly
authors: Department of Psychology, York University, 5022 TEL, 4700 Keele St. Toronto, ON M3J1P3, Canada. connolly@yorku.ca.
authors: Jennifer
authors: J
authors: Connolly
keywords: dating violence; high-risk; young women