Teen Dating Violence, Sexism, and Resilience: A Multivariate Analysis

Abstract

The aim of this research was to know the factors associated with teen dating violence and victimization because violence in teenagers’ relationships is increasing in recent years, constituting a serious social problem. For this purpose, we analyzed teen dating violence and explored the variables (sexist attitudes, personal adjustment, clinical maladjustment, and resilience) related to teen dating violence and victimization using multinomial logistic models. The sample was composed of 268 school teenagers aged 12 to 17 from the Basque Country (Spain). Results showed that sex, age, sexism, and self-esteem predicted teen dating violence and that sex and social problems predicted victimization. Associations between the wide range of variables and types of perpetration and victimization (verbal-emotional, relational, and physical) were also explored. These results could be taken into consideration for future prevention programs.

School Violence towards Peers and Teen Dating Violence: The Mediating Role of Personal Distress

“…This finding adds to the inconclusive evidence reported so far. For instance, Dosil et al [ 1 ] has recently informed that data in Spain point to a higher percentage of male perpetrators, with percentages of perpetration ranging from 7.5% to 37.8%, compared to 7.1% to 14.9% for females. Esparza et al [ 72 ], however, found a higher percentage for overall female perpetration in Spain, specifically for emotional and physical violence.…”

“…Future studies will elucidate the relative contribution of each possible source of dis/tress during adolescence on the occurrence of TDV. But for now, it seems relevant to bring to bear the evidence that poses the first romantic relations as sources of distress associated to the lack of experience in dating relationships, the mystification of romance, and the exaggeration of gender-specific roles [ 1 ]. The exaggeration of gender-specific roles may, indeed, lead to the so-called gender-role discrepancy and the associated distress, phenomena that have been mainly described in males.…”

“…Both are frequent (at least one in three adolescents have suffered some peer or dating violence) and have important negative consequences for psychosocial adjustment with repercussions on the person’s integral development. For these reasons, both are considered two serious public health problems [ 1 , 2 ].…”

“…Accordingly, EmpCon tends to be positively related to helping others, whereas PD tends to be negatively or unrelated to prosocial behaviors [ 47 , 48 ]. Considering that adolescence is characterized by narcissism, the exaggeration of gender-specific roles (males’ control and females’ submission), the mystification of romance and the lack of experience in dating relationships [ 1 ], we would expect that dating relationships could be a relational context relevant for experiencing PD.…”

Intimate Partner Violence: A Bibliometric Review of Literature

“…High-income regions, the European and the Western Pacific Regions have a relatively low prevalence [ 10 ]. Since IPV is associated with many serious physical and mental health consequences: physical injury [ 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 ], post-traumatic stress disorder [ 15 , 16 , 17 ], HIV infections [ 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 ], induced abortion [ 22 , 23 , 24 ], alcohol use disorders [ 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 ], adolescent pregnancy [ 30 , 31 , 32 , 33 ], dating violence [ 30 , 34 , 35 , 36 , 37 ], and more, scholars from many countries have been participating in the study of IPV and how to prevent the violence [ 38 , 39 , 40 , 41 , 42 , 43 , 44 ].…”