Psychosocial Correlates of Physical Dating Violence Victimization Among Latino Early Adolescents

Abstract

This study examined the association between dating violence victimization and psychosocial risk and protective factors among Latino early adolescents. An anonymous, cross-sectional, self-reported survey was administered to a convenience sample of Latino youth (n = 322) aged 11 to 13 residing in suburban Washington, D.C. The dependent variable was physical dating violence; the independent variables included violence, substance use, emotional well-being, prosocial behaviors, and parenting practices. Multivariate logistic regression models were constructed and adjusted odds ratio and 95% confidence interval were examined. Overall, 13.5% (n = 43) of Latino early adolescents reported being a victim of physical dating violence within the past year. The prevalence was 14.4% for girls and 12.9% for boys. Among the girls, binge drinking was the sole risk behavior associated with dating violence. Gun carrying, alcohol consumption, and having considered suicide were associated with dating violence among the boys. Physical dating violence appears to affect a small but significant proportion of Latino early adolescents and is associated with other risk behaviors. Healthy dating relationship programs are warranted for middle school youth with some tailoring to reflect gender differences in risk profiles.

Dating violence and suicidal behavior in adolescents

“…In a survey study of Latino youths aged 11-13 residing in suburban Washington DC, the prevalence of dating violence was 14.4% for girls and 12.9% for boys (13.5% across the sample) (7). The prevalence of dating violence among adolescent boys was highest for those who classified themselves as Black or ethnically "other" (5).…”

“…In a study of Latino early adolescents, girls who binge drank were 27 times more likely to report dating violence (7). The association between current alcohol consumption and dating violence was also seen among male high-school students in central Thailand further proving that this finding extends to many different cultures (15).…”

Intimate Partner Violence and Substance Use Among Hawai‘i Youth: An Analysis of Recent Data From the Hawai‘i Youth Risk Behavior Survey

“…albeit within a range of substance use patterns. Patterns measured were early onset of drug use (Chase, Treboux, & O'leary, 2002;Eaton, et al, 2007), general drug use (Banyard, Cross, & Modecki, 2006;Brown et al, 2009;Chase et al, 2002;Howard, Wang, & Yan, 2007Kelly, Cheng, Peralez-Dieckmann, & Martinez, 2009;Lacasse & Mendelson, 2007;Silverman, Raj, & Clements, 2004;Teitelman, Ratcliffe, Morales-Aleman, & Sullivan, 2008;Yan, Howard, Beck, Shattuck, & Hallmark-Kerr, 2009), smoking cigarettes (Howard & Wang, 2003b;Silverman et al, 2004), alcohol use and/or binge drinking (Cleveland, Herrera, & Stuewig, 2003;Howard et al, 2003;Howard et al, 2003b;Howard, Beck, Kerr, & Shattuck, 2005;Howard et al, 2008;Kreiter et al, 1999;Lacasse & Mendelson, 2007;Silverman et al, 2004;Yan et al, 2009), marijuana use, (Chase et al, 2002;Kreiter et al, 1999), and substance use disorders (Banyard et al, 2006;Brown et al, 2009;Florsheim & Moore, 2008;Howard et al, 2008). Regardless of the specific substance use pattern, each was associated with experiences of IPV among adolescents.…”

Consumo de álcool e violência física entre adolescentes: quem é o preditor?

“…Essa chance aumenta em até 13 vezes à medida que a quantidade de álcool ingerida também aumenta. Como também ocorre aumento da chance de vitimização nos casos de binge drinking (consumo de 5 ou mais doses de bebida alcoólica num determinado momento), de alcoolemia e de consumo diário de álcool 15,16,18 . Os estudos que adotaram o binge drinking como ponto de corte, encontraram associação positiva em maior frequência do que os que adotaram outros pontos de corte para o consumo do álcool 4,5,[21][22][23] .…”