Sexist attitudes, romantic myths, and offline dating violence as predictors of cyber dating violence perpetration in adolescents

Cava, María Jesús; Martínez–Ferrer, Belén; Buelga, Sofía; Carrascosa, Laura

doi:10.1016/j.chb.2020.106449

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“…International research has documented that many abusive behaviours in traditional dating relationships [ 26 ] involving ICT use [ 27 , 28 ] are attributed to a context of “play” or “joking”. The studies that document a higher prevalence of control CDA [ 16 , 17 ] have also reported that the belief in romantic dating myths among adolescents is behind this type of abuse. Jealousy, commonly perceived as a sign of love in affective relationships, is an example of that.…”

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“…CDA could be considered as an extension of Offline Dating Abuse (ODA), something that has motivated several empirical studies to investigate the relationship between these types of abuse, e.g., [ 7 , 12 , 16 , 17 ]. The main focus of this study is the CDA and ODA relationship in the Portuguese context, contextualized at an international level.…”

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Cyber and Offline Dating Abuse in a Portuguese Sample: Prevalence and Context of Abuse

Caridade

Sousa

Dinis

2020

Behavioral Sciences

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The increasing use of information and communication technologies (ICT) and networking has promoted the occurrence of different forms of victimization, specifically in terms of interpersonal interaction (e.g., cyberbullying or online risk-taking behaviour), which also includes cyber dating abuse (CDA). Some studies report that CDA is an extension of offline dating abuse (ODA). Because Portuguese studies in this area are scarce, this study aims to bridge this knowledge gap, seeking to investigate the extent and the context of CDA occurrence, and the relationship between CDA and all forms of ODA, i.e., physical, verbal–emotional and control. A convenience sample of 173 Portuguese adolescents and young adults was studied. This sample is mostly female (86.7%), has a mean (M) age of 25.36 years old and a standard deviation (SD) of 6.88 years of age. The results show that CDA and ODA among the Portuguese are very prevalent and related. Control (31.8 vs. 20.8%) and verbal–emotional ODA (26.7 vs. 20.2%) as well as control CDA (38.2 vs. 43.4%) were the most prevalent forms of abuse, either in terms of victimization or in terms of perpetration. The results also showed that CDA usually appears in a context of jealousy, also explaining control CDA and CDA direct aggression. A significant relationship between control CDA and CDA direct aggression and physical, verbal–emotional and control ODA was found. Experiencing control and verbal–emotional ODA are the main risk factors of control CDA victimization. This study allows to lay the groundwork for further research on dating victimization and perpetration through ICT, and has important practical implications at the level of Portuguese prevention strategies and intervention policies, thus emphasizing the role of the official authorities and the law itself.

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Cyber and Offline Dating Abuse in a Portuguese Sample: Prevalence and Context of Abuse

Caridade

Sousa

Dinis

2020

Behavioral Sciences

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“…These results are relevant because they expand the understanding of the association between sexism and dating aggression in a context where previous studies have shown controversial results. For instance, some works have found that both hostile and benevolent sexism are directly related to dating aggression [ 28 , 31 , 67 ]. Others have pointed to hostile sexism as directly correlated to aggression [ 33 , 68 , 69 ], yet other authors have highlighted that benevolent sexism could be a risk factor for victimisation [ 37 ] but a protective factor against aggression [ 34 ].…”

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“…The association between sexism and dating aggression is controversial. Some studies have identified sexism (benevolent and hostile) as a correlate of dating aggression [ 28 , 30 ] and cyber dating aggression [ 31 ], whereas others have found this association only for hostile sexism [ 32 , 33 ]. However, other studies have suggested that benevolent sexism could be a protective factor of dating aggression [ 34 ].…”

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When Are Sexist Attitudes Risk Factors for Dating Aggression? The Role of Moral Disengagement in Spanish Adolescents

Jiménez

Muñoz-Fernández

2021

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This research aimed to explore the interplay of sexism and moral disengagement (MD) in the explanation of psychological and physical dating aggression. The sample comprised 1113 Spanish adolescents (49.2% girls, n = 552) between the ages of 12 to 17 (M = 14.44). A latent profile analysis conducted with sub-sample of 432 adolescents with sentimental experience identified four configurations: (1) benevolent; (2) less disengaged and sexist; (3) highly disengaged and sexist; and (4) moderately disengaged and sexist. Regarding gender and age, boys were more present than girls in the moderately disengaged and sexist group, as well as in the highly disengaged and sexist profile. The highly disengaged and sexist and benevolent groups were the youngest. Regarding dating aggression, the highly disengaged and sexist group had the highest engagement in physical and psychological aggression. However, the others three profiles showed a similar engagement in aggression. These findings confirmed the moderating role of MD on the relationship between sexism and dating aggression and suggested that the association between MD, sexism, and dating aggression was exponential; that is, the risk appeared when adolescents were extremely hostile and disengaged. The results have implications for the design of tailored dating aggression prevention programmes.

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“…Since previous studies showed the DV was associated with age [ 9 ]. Moreover, gender was the predictor of cyber DV [ 28 ] and gender discrimination was 2.5 times more likely to report experiencing the highest frequency of DV [ 29 ]. Considering that human behaviors are often affected by age and gender, in order to explore the important factors affecting the intention of DV, age, and gender will be controlled in the statistical analysis.…”

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Factors Related to Intentions to Commit Dating Violence among Taiwanese University Students: Application of the Extended Theory of Planned Behavior

Lin

Tseng

Lin

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Dating violence (DV) constitutes a major public health and safety issue worldwide; however, only limited research into this important subject has been conducted in Taiwan. This study examined university students’ intention to commit DV, based on the expanded theory of planned behavior (TPB), with a history of family violence and gender stereotyping also included as further factors in the original TPB model. A total random sample consisting of 450 university students from four universities in four regions in Taiwan, namely, the northern, southern, central, and eastern regions, participated. Of these participants, 365 (81.1%) completed all of the parts of the questionnaires, which included a survey of demographic data, such as any history of family violence; a gender stereotyping questionnaire; and a DV behavioral intention questionnaire. The results showed that the three main variables of the TPB—that is, subjective norms, attitudes, and perceived behavioral control—significantly related to university students’ intentions to commit DV. More specifically, university students’ attitudes and subjective norms emerged as significant related factors of their intention to commit DV behaviors. Overall, the expanded TPB explained 30.4% of the variance in DV intentions, and attitude was the most significant factors after controlling the background variables. These findings can hopefully be used to help design and implement programs for the prevention of DV behaviors among university students.

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Sexist attitudes, romantic myths, and offline dating violence as predictors of cyber dating violence perpetration in adolescents

Cited by 46 publications

References 69 publications

Cyber and Offline Dating Abuse in a Portuguese Sample: Prevalence and Context of Abuse

Cyber and Offline Dating Abuse in a Portuguese Sample: Prevalence and Context of Abuse

When Are Sexist Attitudes Risk Factors for Dating Aggression? The Role of Moral Disengagement in Spanish Adolescents

Factors Related to Intentions to Commit Dating Violence among Taiwanese University Students: Application of the Extended Theory of Planned Behavior

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