Cyber Dating Abuse: Prevalence, Context, and Relationship with Offline Dating Aggression

Borrajo, Erika; Gámez-Guadix, Manuel; Calvete, Esther

doi:10.2466/21.16.pr0.116k22w4

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“…Previous work has found prevalence rates of up to 50% -54% for cyber dating abuse (Borrajo et al, 2015). In the present study, we have found that 10 -15% of youth reported involvement in eight of the areas assessed.…”

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confidence: 59%

“…Thus, psychological abuse and cyber dating abuse share many of the same methods of presentation, such as: relational aggression, demeaning language, and threatening behaviors. In fact, studies have shown that cyber dating abuse is related to offline dating abuse, particularly psychological abuse (Borrajo et al, 2015;Zweig et al, 2013). Cyber dating abuse could also encompass many types of abuse, including sexual and verbal acts of aggression.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Researchers propose that the goal of this abuse is often to manipulate the victimized partner, for example, by limiting the victim's communication or outside resources, forcing them to rely on the perpetrator for the fulfillment of their needs (Eshelman & Levendosky, 2012). Cyber dating abuse overlaps with other forms of dating violence, particularly psychological and emotional abuse; perpetrators who engage in these forms of offline abuse are also more likely to engage in online dating abuse (Borrajo, Gamez-Guadix & Calvete, 2015). Examples of cyber dating abuse include: sending threatening e-mails, posting hostile messages on the Internet, and obtaining personal information about the victim without his or her consent such as from emails or texts.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…These unique characteristics suggest that cyber dating abuse may be more harmful than other types of dating abuse because of the perpetual accessibility technology offers. In recent studies, prevalence rates as high as 50% have been reported for cyber dating abuse (Borrajo et al, 2015).…”

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The impact of cyber dating abuse on self-esteem: The mediating role of emotional distress

Hancock¹,

Keast²,

Ellis³

2017

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confidence: 59%

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The impact of cyber dating abuse on self-esteem: The mediating role of emotional distress

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Ellis³

2017

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“…Ballard and Welch (in press), Burke et al (2011), Dreßing et al (2014, Spitzberg and Hoobler (2002), and Thompson and Morrison (2013) (4) Image-based sexual exploitation Burke et al (2011), Dreßing et al (2014, Drouin and Tobin (2014), Drouin, Ross, and Tobin (2015), Gámez-Guadix, Almendros, Borrajo, and Calvete (2015), and Thompson and Morrison (2013) (5) The use of a carriage service to perpetrate a sexual assault or coerce an unwanted sexual experience Baumgartner, Valkenburg, and Peter (2010), Gámez-Guadix et al (2015), and Thompson and Morrison (2013) legal services, police, and support services, suggests that TFSV is both highly gendered (because more women appear to be targeted, often by known male perpetrators) and increasingly common (see Henry & Powell, 2015a Little is currently known about the nature, scope, prevalence, impacts, and experiences among victims of these different but interconnected behaviors. Little is also known about the gender of perpetrators and victims and the intersections of other forms of discrimination and disadvantage on the grounds of race, age, socioeconomic status, and sexuality.…”

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Technology-Facilitated Sexual Violence: A Literature Review of Empirical Research

Henry

Powell

2016

Trauma, Violence, & Abuse

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Technology-facilitated sexual violence (TFSV) refers to a range of behaviors where digital technologies are used to facilitate both virtual and face-to-face sexually based harms. Such behaviors include online sexual harassment, gender- and sexuality-based harassment, cyberstalking, image-based sexual exploitation, and the use of a carriage service to coerce a victim into an unwanted sexual act. This article reviews the current state of knowledge on these different dimensions, drawing on existing empirical studies. While there is a growing body of research into technology-facilitated harms perpetrated against children and adolescents, there is a dearth of qualitative and quantitative research on TFSV against adults. Moreover, few of the existing studies provide reliable data on the nature, scope, and impacts of TFSV. Preliminary studies, however, indicate that some harms, much like sexual violence more broadly, may be predominantly gender-, sexuality-, and age-based, with young women being overrepresented as victims in some categories. This review collects the empirical evidence to date regarding the prevalence and gender-based nature of TFSV against adults and discusses the implications for policy and programs, as well as suggestions for future research.

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Romantic attachment and cyber dating violence in adolescence: A dyadic approach

Laforte

Paradis

Todorov

et al. 2023

Journal of Adolescence

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Introduction Little research has documented cyber dating violence (DV)—a type of teen DV with unique characteristics that has been associated with negative consequences. Attachment is central to understanding negative behaviors in the context of relationships and has been associated with other forms of DV in teens. This study used an actor–partner interdependence model (APIM) to examine how cyber‐DV victimization and perpetration (direct aggression and control) relate to attachment anxiety and avoidance. Methods An online questionnaire was completed by 126 adolescent couples (n = 252; mean age = 17.7) from Quebec, Canada. Results In almost all couples (96%), at least one partner reported an incident of cyber‐control in the previous year, while cyber‐aggression was reported in 34% of couples. APIM results revealed that girls' and boys' victimization and perpetration of direct cyber‐aggression are associated similarly with both their own high levels of attachment anxiety and their partner's. Concerning cyber‐control, results show that boys' and girls' victimization is associated more with their partner's higher level of anxious attachment than their own. Girls' perpetration of cyber‐control is associated with both their own high levels of attachment anxiety and their partner's, while for boys' perpetration, their own high levels of anxious attachment were found to play a significantly greater role than their girlfriend's. No significant associations were found for the dimension of avoidant attachment for both cyber‐aggression and cyber‐control whether perpetration or victimization. Conclusion These findings, which identify potential risk factors for victimization and perpetration of cyber‐DV, have implications for research, intervention, and prevention.

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Cyber Dating Abuse: Prevalence, Context, and Relationship with Offline Dating Aggression

Cited by 152 publications

References 47 publications

The impact of cyber dating abuse on self-esteem: The mediating role of emotional distress

The impact of cyber dating abuse on self-esteem: The mediating role of emotional distress

Technology-Facilitated Sexual Violence: A Literature Review of Empirical Research

Romantic attachment and cyber dating violence in adolescence: A dyadic approach

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