Digital Violence in University Student Couples: England vs. Spain

Ángel Hernando-Gómez, Delia Montero-Fernández, Antonio Daniel García-Rojas () and Francisco Javier Del Río Olvera
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Ángel Hernando-Gómez: Department of Social, Developmental and Educational Psychology, University of Huelva, 21071 Huelva, Spain
Delia Montero-Fernández: Metropolitan School District of Lawrence Township, Indianapolis, IN 46220, USA
Antonio Daniel García-Rojas: Department of Pedagogy, University of Huelva, 21071 Huelva, Spain
Francisco Javier Del Río Olvera: Department of Psychology, Institute for Biomedical Research and Innovation of Cadiz (INiBICA), University of Cádiz, 11510 Puerto Real, Spain

IJERPH, 2024, vol. 21, issue 7, 1-13

Abstract: This research studies the prevalence of digital violence exercised through new information and communication technology (ICT) among university couples. A comparative study was carried out in England, United Kingdom, and in Spain with 831 participants. A quantitative methodology was applied with different sampling: in the United Kingdom, 303 ( M Age = 22.79; SD; 47.32; 58.7% male) and in Spain, 528 ( M Age = 24.29; SD = 21.41; 69.5% female). An ad hoc questionnaire was used, created for the detection, measurement and analysis of digital violence within affective-sexual relationships. The results reveal proportions of 51.04% and 49.82% in the perception of digital violence through electronic devices in dating relationships among young people; 15.84% and 11.05% in the prevalence of digital violence in young couples’ relationships; 9.36% and 6.17% in the prevalence of traditional violence; and 35.78% and 22.43% in the tolerance of digital violence among students, for the English and Spanish samples, respectively. The results also show a slightly lower prevalence of digital violence in the Spanish sample with respect to the English sample, where females scored slightly higher in the perpetration of digital violence. There is a need to develop awareness, training and prevention programs against digital violence in the university context.

Keywords: digital violence; cyberstalking; university students; social networks; information and communication technology (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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