Citation

Hipwell AE, Stepp SD, Xiong S, Keenan K, Blokland A, Loeber R. J. Res. Adolesc. 2014; 24(1): 65-79.

Affiliation

Western Psychiatric Institute & Clinic, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/jora.12016

PMID

24591807

PMCID

PMC3938293

Abstract

The current study examined harsh punishment and peer victimization as developmental precursors to girls' involvement in physical dating violence (PDV), and the putative mediating effect of rejection sensitivity. The sample comprised 475 African American and European American participants of the longitudinal Pittsburgh Girls Study who were dating at age 17. About 10% of girls reported significant perpetration and/or victimization of physical aggression in the relationship. Results showed that initial level and escalation in harsh punishment (between 10-13 years) and escalation in peer victimization (10-15 years) predicted PDV involvement, but this relationship was not mediated by rejection sensitivity. The results highlight the need to consider the impact of early experience of different forms of aggression on girls' risk for PDV involvement.

Language: en