title: The Associations Between Substance Use, Sexual Behaviors, Bullying, Deviant Behaviors, Health, and Cyber Dating Abuse Perpetration.
abstract: Dating violence is an important public health concern and is considered to be a form of school violence. While digital technologies have enabled perpetrators of dating violence to target their victims online (cyber dating abuse), little is known about how this form of perpetration relates to specific adolescent risk behaviors. This brief research report focuses on the associations between substance use, sexual behaviors, deviant behaviors, self-reported health, and cyber dating abuse perpetration. Participants included 705 ethnically diverse adolescents ( n = 408; 57.9% female) in Southeast Texas. Having had sexual intercourse or using alcohol or drugs before having sex was significantly linked with cyber dating abuse perpetration, as was poor physical health, and substance use. Consistent with limited research, we found a link between cyber dating abuse and engagement in bullying behaviors. The discussion section includes suggestions for school nurse practice and further research.
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Communication Studies, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium.|2 Department of Ob/Gyn, UTMB Health, Galveston, TX, USA.
authors.forename: Joris
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Van Ouytsel
authors.affiliation: 2 Department of Ob/Gyn, UTMB Health, Galveston, TX, USA.
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Torres
authors.affiliation: 3 Department of Health Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA.
authors.forename: Hye Jeong
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Communication Studies, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium.|4 Department of Communication Studies, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.|5 Faculty of Law, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium.|6 Antwerp Maritime Academy, Antwerp, Belgium.
authors.forename: Koen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ponnet
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Communication Studies, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium.
authors.forename: Michel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Walrave
authors.affiliation: 2 Department of Ob/Gyn, UTMB Health, Galveston, TX, USA.
authors.forename: Jeff R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Temple
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D058445:Bullying / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D019548:Crime Victims / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D008297:Male; D012572:School Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration; D012573:School Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012742:Sex Offenses / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D060756:Social Networking; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*; D014481:United States
keywords: bullying; cyber dating abuse; dating violence; digital dating violence; school nursing