Citation

Demissie Z, Clayton HB, Vivolo-Kantor AM, Estefan LF. Violence Vict. 2018; 33(5): 964-980.

Affiliation

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, Springer Publishing)

DOI

10.1891/0886-6708.VV-D-17-00124

PMID

30567876

Abstract

Adolescent dating violence may lead to adverse health behaviors. We examined associations between sexual teen dating violence victimization (TDVV) and sexual risk behaviors among U.S. high school students using 2013 and 2015 National Youth Risk Behavior Survey data (combined n = 29,346). Sex-stratified logistic regression models were used to estimate these associations among students who had dated or gone out with someone during the past 12 months (n = 20,093). Among these students, 10.5% experienced sexual TDVV. Sexual TDVV was positively associated with sexual intercourse before age 13, four or more lifetime sexual partners, current sexual activity, alcohol or drug use before last sexual intercourse, and no pregnancy prevention during last sexual intercourse. Given significant findings among both sexes, it is valuable for dating violence prevention efforts to target both female and male students.

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Language: en

Keywords

dating violence; sex differences; sexual behavior; students