title: A Three-Step Latent Class Analysis to Identify How Different Patterns of Teen Dating Violence and Psychosocial Factors Influence Mental Health.
abstract: Although multiple forms (i.e., physical, threatening, psychological, sexual, and relational abuse) and patterns (i.e., perpetration and victimization) of violence can co-occur, most existing research examines these experiences individually. Thus, the purpose of this study is to investigate: (1) homogenous subgroups based on victimization and perpetration of multiple forms of teen dating violence; (2) predictors of membership in these subgroups; and (3) mental health consequences associated with membership in each subgroup. Nine hundred eighteen adolescents in the 9thor 10thgrade at seven public high schools in Texas participated in the survey (56 % female, White: 30 %, Hispanic: 32 %, African American: 29 %, others: 9 %). A three-step latent class analysis was employed. Five latent teen dating violence classes were identified: (1) nonviolence; (2) emotional/verbal abuse; (3) forced sexual contact; (4) psychological + physical violence; and (5) psychological abuse. Females, African Americans, and youth who had higher acceptance of couple violence scores and whose parents had less education were more likely to members of dating violence classes compared with the nonviolence class. Adolescents who experienced multiple types of dating violence reported greater mental health concerns. Prevention programs may benefit by identifying the homogenous subgroups of teen dating violence and targeting adolescent teen dating violence accordingly.
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Sciences, University of Missouri, 501 Clark Hall, Columbia, MO, 65211, USA. hjchoi0810@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Hye Jeong
authors.identifier: 0000-0003-0996-0713
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, 78249, USA.
authors.forename: Rebecca
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Weston
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics/Gynecology, University of Texas at Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, 77555, USA.
authors.forename: Jeff R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Temple
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D000374:Aggression / Q000523:psychology*; D058445:Bullying; D019548:Crime Victims / Q000523:psychology; D005006:Ethnicity / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D000066511:Intimate Partner Violence / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male; D008603:Mental Health; D012725:Sexual Behavior / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013781:Texas
keywords: 3-Step latent class analysis; Acceptance of couple violence; Mental health; Teen dating violence