Partner Violence Victimization Among Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Youth: Associations Among Risk Factors

Langenderfer-Magruder, Lisa; Walls, N. Eugene; Whitfield, Darren L.; Brown, Samantha M.; Barrett, Cory M.

doi:10.1007/s10560-015-0402-8

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“…Previous theory on both risk among sexual minority populations (e.g., Minority Stress Theory; Meyer, 2003) and risk for dating violence in general (e.g., revictimization theory; Parks, Kim, Day, Garza, & Larkby, 2011) point to several potential mediators. More specifically, discrimination, alcohol use, childhood maltreatment, and sex and number of sexual partners may be important for explaining links between sexual minority identity and vulnerability to dating violence (Balsam & Szymanski, 2005; Edwards & Sylaska, 2013; Koeppel & Bouffard, 2014; Langenderfer-Magruder, Walls, Whitfield, Brown, & Barrett, 2015; Reisner, Falb, Wangenen, & Bradford, 2013; Temple, Shorey, Fite, Stuart, & Le, 2013).…”

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“…Alcohol use increases the likelihood of dating violence within the general population (Temple et al, 2013). Heavy episodic drinking is associated with increased risk for dating violence victimization within sexual minority samples (Langenderfer-Magruder et al, 2015), suggesting the potential importance of exploring the mediating role of alcohol use.…”

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Mediating Factors Explaining the Association Between Sexual Minority Status and Dating Violence

Martin‐Storey

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2017

J Interpers Violence

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Dating violence presents a serious threat for individual health and well-being. A growing body of literature suggests that starting in adolescence, individuals with sexual minority identities (e.g., individuals who identify as gay, lesbian, or bisexual) may be at an increased risk for dating violence compared with heterosexuals. Research has not, however, identified the mechanisms that explain this vulnerability. Using a diverse sample of young adults ( n = 2,474), the current study explored how minority stress theory, revictimization theory, sex of sexual partners, and risky sexual behavior explained differences in dating violence between sexual minority and heterosexual young adults. Initial analyses suggested higher rates of dating violence among individuals who identified as bisexual, and individuals who identified as gay or lesbian when compared with heterosexuals, and further found that these associations failed to differ across gender. When mediating and control variables were included in the analyses, however, the association between both sexual minority identities and higher levels of dating violence became nonsignificant. Of particular interest was the role of discrimination, which mediated the association between bisexual identity and dating violence. Other factors, including sex and number of sexual partners, alcohol use, and childhood maltreatment, were associated with higher rates of dating violence but did not significantly explain vulnerability among sexual minority individuals compared with their heterosexual peers. These findings suggest the importance of minority stress theory in explaining vulnerability to dating violence victimization among bisexuals in particular, and generally support the importance of sexual-minority specific variables in understanding risk for dating violence within this vulnerable population.

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Section: Mediating Variablesmentioning

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Mediating Factors Explaining the Association Between Sexual Minority Status and Dating Violence

Martin‐Storey

Fromme

2017

J Interpers Violence

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“…2 To date, the majority of research has stud-ied the prevalence and consequences of, and risk factors for, IPV among heterosexual, cisgender individuals, with less known about IPV among sexual and gender minority individuals. [3][4][5] Prevalence estimates and research understanding the risk factors of IPV are even less available for transgender individuals-individuals whose gender identity or gender expression is not congruent with their sex assigned at birth. 6 It is imperative to understand the prevalence of and stressors associated with IPV among transgender individuals, as studies have found that IPV is associated with multiple negative health outcomes in this population.…”

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Prevalence and Risk Correlates of Intimate Partner Violence Among a Multisite Cohort of Young Transgender Women

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Our findings support the need for researchers to continue to examine the risk correlates of IPV among transgender individuals and to examine how the relationship between IPV and minority stressors may relate to coping strategies and mental health outcomes. Our findings have important implications for domestic violence service providers and other health professionals and highlight that providers should be trained to support survivors with histories of abuse and victimization related to gender identity and/or expression.

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“…For many, parasocial relationships are personal and private experiences that may involve few overt behaviors but still engage strong emotional attachments (Engle & Kasser, 2005). Brown, & Barrett, 2016). ARPAs may provide a safe space to explore sexuality and also, depending on social or geographic context, provide objects of affection when local options for exploring these early attachments are limited or prohibited.…”

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Toward a Multi-Dimensional Model of Adolescent Romantic Parasocial Attachment

Erickson

Harrison

Cin

2018

Communication Theory

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Relationships with media figures-referred to as parasocial relationships-provide a means for adolescents to explore and define their romantic and sexual identities (Boon & Lomore, 2001; Engle & Kasser, 2005; Karniol, 2001). However, more often than not, adolescents' romantic attachments to media figures are ignored or dismissed as frivolous in the scholarly literature on youth development (Caughey, 1984; Jenkins, 1992; Willis, 1972). In this paper, we introduce a theoretical model of Adolescent Romantic Parasocial Attachment (ARPA), designed to facilitate a comprehensive, developmentally-based line of research that improves our understanding of the ways adolescents experience parasocial romance and the influence their experiences may have on their lives. Implications for the study of adolescent romantic development and future research directions are proposed.

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Partner Violence Victimization Among Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Youth: Associations Among Risk Factors

Cited by 49 publications

References 61 publications

Mediating Factors Explaining the Association Between Sexual Minority Status and Dating Violence

Mediating Factors Explaining the Association Between Sexual Minority Status and Dating Violence

Prevalence and Risk Correlates of Intimate Partner Violence Among a Multisite Cohort of Young Transgender Women

Toward a Multi-Dimensional Model of Adolescent Romantic Parasocial Attachment

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