Citation

Verissimo AVR, Silva EA, Soares KHD, Amaral ELS, Brandão Neto W, Ludermir AB, Monteiro EMLM, Aquino JM. Rev. Gaucha Enferm. 2022; 43: e20210170.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2022, Escola de Enfermagem da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande e do Sul)

DOI

10.1590/1983-1447.2022.20210170.en

PMID

35920525

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: Identify the prevalence and factors associated with dating violence among school adolescents.

METHOD: Quantitative, descriptive, cross-sectional study, conducted in a state public school in Recife, Pernambuco, in August 2018, with 270 adolescents, aged between 12 and 19 years, from middle and high school. A form was applied with questions about the characterization of the adolescents, the experience of dating relationships, and the Conflict in Adolescent Dating Relationships Inventory. Pearson's chi-square test or Fisher's exact test was used for statistical analysis.

RESULTS: The prevalence of physical, sexual, and psychological victimization was 31.9%, 36.4% and 81.8%, respectively. An association was identified between religious affiliation (p = 0.002), sexual orientation of the participants (p = 0.027), and parents' education (p = 0.015) and physical victimization during dating.

CONCLUSION: Individual and contextual aspects related to dating violence among adolescents imply the need for the involvement of the school nurse in intersectoral and interdisciplinary health interventions.

Language: pt

Keywords

Adolescent; Adult; Child; Humans; Female; Male; Cross-Sectional Studies; Young Adult; Prevalence; *Intimate Partner Violence/psychology; *Adolescent Behavior/psychology; *Crime Victims/psychology