@article{ref1,
title="What Is Dating Violence? -- An Exploratory Study of Hispanic Adolescent Definitions",
journal="Journal of ethnicity in criminal justice",
year="2005",
author="Palenski, Joseph and Winokur, Kristin and Smith, Alisa",
volume="3",
number="1",
pages="1-20",
abstract="Dating violence is prevalent among Hispanic adolescents, yet few incidents are reported to the police. This research explored the severity of adolescent definitions as one potential reason for its under-reporting. It was expected that some adolescents might define only the most severe violence as “dating violence” and as a consequence these incidents are under-reported. Hispanic adolescent definitions of dating violence were examined along with factorsgeneral acceptance of dating violence, peer support of dating violence, acculturation, victimization experience, and sex-that might be related to the construction of these definitions. Acculturation, victimization experience, and sex were found to significantly contribute to the severity of adolescent definitions.<p />",
language="",
issn="1537-7938",
doi="10.1300/J222v03n01_01",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1300/J222v03n01_01"
}