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

María Dosil, Joana Jaureguizar, Elena Bernaras and Juliana Burges Sbicigo
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María Dosil: Research and Diagnosis Methods in Education, Faculty of Education, University of Basque Country, 48940 Lejona, Spain
Joana Jaureguizar: Developmental and Educational Psychology Department, Faculty of Education of Bilbao, University of the Basque Country, 48940 Lejona, Spain
Elena Bernaras: Developmental and Educational Psychology Department, Faculty of Education, Philosophy and Anthropology, University of the Basque Country, 20018 Donostia, Spain
Juliana Burges Sbicigo: Developmental and Personality Psychology Department, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, 90035-003-Porto Alegre-RS, Brasil

IJERPH, 2020, vol. 17, issue 8, 1-18

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.

Keywords: teen dating violence; adolescents; predictors; adjustment; sexism; resilience (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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