Search for the Profile of the Victim of Adolescent Dating Violence: An Intersection of Cognitive, Emotional, and Behavioral Variables

Isabel Cuadrado-Gordillo, Inmaculada Fernández-Antelo and Guadalupe Martín-Mora Parra
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Isabel Cuadrado-Gordillo: Department of Psychology and Anthropology, University of Extremadura, 06071 Badajoz, Spain
Inmaculada Fernández-Antelo: Department of Psychology and Anthropology, University of Extremadura, 06071 Badajoz, Spain
Guadalupe Martín-Mora Parra: Department of Psychology and Anthropology, University of Extremadura, 06071 Badajoz, Spain

IJERPH, 2020, vol. 17, issue 21, 1-14

Abstract: The knowledge of the promoting variables of dating violence has been a topic much studied in the last decade. However, the definition of the profile of this type of victim still presents numerous unknowns that hinder the effectiveness of prevention programs against violence. This study analyzes the interaction of cognitive, emotional and behavioral variables that converge in the victim profile. The sample comprised 2577 adolescents (55.2% girls) of 14 to 18 years in age (M = 15.9, SD = 1.2). The instruments used were the dating violence questionnaire (CUVINO), the scale of detection of sexism in adolescents (DSA), Mechanisms of Moral Disengagement Scale and Child and Adolescent Disposition Scale (CADS). To study the relationship between the different variables considered in this article, a SEM analysis was used. The results show that victims of gender violence and emotional abuse have high scores in benevolent sexism, moral disengagement and emotionally negative behavioral patterns. Likewise, the existence of an interdependent relationship between these three sets of variables was found.

Keywords: dating violence; victim profile; moral disengagement; sexist attitudes; emotional dispositions; behavioral disorders (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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