Gender differences and latent class in the perpetration of teen dating violence

Purpose: Teen dating violence (TDV) refers to harmful behavior perpetrated in the context of the relationship between adolescents. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of perpetration TDV according to gender and to identify latent classes of young people with different patterns of behavior. M...

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Authors: Villanueva-Blasco, Víctor José (Author) ; Hernández, María Jesús (Author) ; Mitjans, María Teresa (Author) ; Iranzo Ejarque, Begoña (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2025
In: Journal of family violence
Year: 2025, Volume: 40, Issue: 3, Pages: 621-634
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Keywords:
Gender
Latent classes
Perpetration
Teen Dating Violence
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Summary:Purpose: Teen dating violence (TDV) refers to harmful behavior perpetrated in the context of the relationship between adolescents. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of perpetration TDV according to gender and to identify latent classes of young people with different patterns of behavior. Methods: The sample consists of 862 secondary school students (50.2% girls and 49.8% boys) of different Spanish regions, with an average age of 14.1 years. TDV was measured in a cross-sectional study applying a latent class analysis. Results: It was found that TDV is mainly bidirectional and is present in 57.2% of participants of both genders. Only 10.6% were exclusively aggressors, and 6.3% were victims only. A high probability of perpetration behaviors appears especially for verbal-emotional TDV (65.4%), compared to physical TDV (20.1%) and relational TDV (15.7%). The categorical nature of TDV perpetration was shown by a three-class model (none/low TDV perpetration; jealousy/manipulation TDV perpetration; high TDV perpetration). Only gender differences were observed for jealousy/manipulation TDV. Conclusions: Results suggest that TDV is mostly bidirectional, with verbal/emotional violence being more common than physical and relational violence. TDV coheres into three latent classes (low, jealousy/manipulation, and high), of which the middle profile is more common among girls than boys.
Item Description:Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 631-634
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ISSN:1573-2851
DOI:10.1007/s10896-023-00648-x