Citation

Mumford EA, Liu W, Taylor BG. Aggressive Behav. 2019; 45(3): 327-336.

Affiliation

Public Health Department, NORC at the University of Chicago, Bethesda, Maryland.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, International Society for Research on Aggression, Publisher John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1002/ab.21822

PMID

30698290

Abstract

Despite extensive research regarding patterns and outcomes of victimization in dating relationships, there has been limited investigation of the developmental profiles of the perpetration of adolescent dating abuse (ADA). We estimated longitudinal latent growth models of ADA perpetration in a sample of 2,269 U.S. adolescents/young adults ages 12-18 at baseline, drawing on four waves (2013-2017) of data from the nationally representative Survey of Teen Relationships and Intimate Violence. Model results revealed three classes representing "nondaters," respondents showing "increasing dating/ADA," and respondents with "high/stable dating/ADA." Results support prior research finding heightened patterns of ADA perpetration by older youth, and distinguish individual and family characteristics associated with adolescent/young adults' ADA perpetration for the purpose of informing individual and programmatic prevention efforts.

© 2019 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

Language: en

Keywords

adolescent dating abuse; attitudes; intimate partner violence; longitudinal; parenting; relationship quality; teen dating violence