Citation

Bossarte RM, Simon TR, Swahn MH. J. Interpers. Violence 2008; 23(6): 815-833.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2008, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/0886260507313950

PMID

18252941

Abstract

To understand the co-occurrence of multiple types of violence, the authors developed a behavioral typology based on self-reports of suicidal behaviors, physical violence, and psychological abuse. Using a sample of dating adolescents from a high-risk school district, they identified five clusters of behaviors among the 1,653 students who reported being abusive or violent in the past year. Victimization and perpetration with same-sex peers and dating partners clustered together among the students who reported the highest levels of abusive (n = 357) or violent behavior (n = 146). These students also reported high levels of suicidal behavior. There were few significant demographic differences across clusters. The implications of the results for the need to design and evaluate efforts to prevent multiple types of violence are discussed.

Language: en