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Citation |
Wolfe DA, Wekerle C, Scott K, Straatman AL, Grasley C. J. Abnorm. Psychol. 2004; 113(3): 406-415. |
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Affiliation |
Department of Psychiatry, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, London, ON, Canada. David_Wolfe@CAMH.net |
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Copyright |
(Copyright © 2004, American Psychological Association) |
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15311986 |
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Abstract |
Three mediators of the relationship between childhood maltreatment and dating violence perpetration during midadolescence (i.e., trauma-related symptoms, attitudes justifying dating violence, and empathy and self-efficacy in dating relationships) were tested over 1 year with a sample of students from 10 high schools (N = 1,317). Trauma-related symptoms had a significant cross-time effect on predicting incidents of dating violence for both boys and girls. Attitudes and empathy and self-efficacy did not predict dating violence over time, although they were correlated with such behavior at both time points. Child maltreatment is a distal risk factor for adolescent dating violence, and trauma-related symptoms act as a significant mediator of this relationship. The importance of longitudinal methodology that separates correlates from predictors is discussed. Language: en |