TY - JOUR
T1 - Prevalence and Correlates of the Perpetration of Cyber Dating Abuse among Early Adolescents
AU - Peskin, Melissa F.
AU - Markham, Christine M.
AU - Shegog, Ross
AU - Temple, Jeff R.
AU - Baumler, Elizabeth R.
AU - Addy, Robert C.
AU - Hernandez, Belinda
AU - Cuccaro, Paula
AU - Gabay, Efrat K.
AU - Thiel, Melanie
AU - Emery, Susan Tortolero
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016, Springer Science+Business Media New York.
PY - 2017/2/1
Y1 - 2017/2/1
N2 - Much is known about the prevalence and correlates of dating violence, especially the perpetration of physical dating violence, among older adolescents. However, relatively little is known about the prevalence and correlates of the perpetration of cyber dating abuse, particularly among early adolescents. In this study, using a predominantly ethnic-minority sample of sixth graders who reported ever having had a boyfriend/girlfriend (n = 424, 44.2 % female), almost 15 % reported perpetrating cyber dating abuse at least once during their lifetime. Furthermore, using a cross-sectional design, across multiple levels of the socio-ecological model, the individual-level factors of (a) norms for violence for boys against girls, (b) having a current boyfriend/girlfriend, and (c) participation in bullying perpetration were correlates of the perpetration of cyber dating abuse. Collectively, the findings suggest that dating violence interventions targeting these particular correlates in early adolescents are warranted. Future studies are needed to establish causation and to further investigate the relative importance of correlates of the perpetration of cyber dating abuse among early adolescents that have been reported among older adolescents.
AB - Much is known about the prevalence and correlates of dating violence, especially the perpetration of physical dating violence, among older adolescents. However, relatively little is known about the prevalence and correlates of the perpetration of cyber dating abuse, particularly among early adolescents. In this study, using a predominantly ethnic-minority sample of sixth graders who reported ever having had a boyfriend/girlfriend (n = 424, 44.2 % female), almost 15 % reported perpetrating cyber dating abuse at least once during their lifetime. Furthermore, using a cross-sectional design, across multiple levels of the socio-ecological model, the individual-level factors of (a) norms for violence for boys against girls, (b) having a current boyfriend/girlfriend, and (c) participation in bullying perpetration were correlates of the perpetration of cyber dating abuse. Collectively, the findings suggest that dating violence interventions targeting these particular correlates in early adolescents are warranted. Future studies are needed to establish causation and to further investigate the relative importance of correlates of the perpetration of cyber dating abuse among early adolescents that have been reported among older adolescents.
KW - Adolescents
KW - Cyber abuse
KW - Dating violence
KW - Perpetration
KW - Technology
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U2 - 10.1007/s10964-016-0568-1
DO - 10.1007/s10964-016-0568-1
M3 - Article
C2 - 27665278
AN - SCOPUS:84991386915
SN - 0047-2891
VL - 46
SP - 358
EP - 375
JO - Journal of Youth and Adolescence
JF - Journal of Youth and Adolescence
IS - 2
ER -