@article{ref1,
title="In search of teen dating violence typologies",
journal="Journal of Adolescent Health",
year="2015",
author="Reidy, Dennis E. and Ball, Barbara and Houry, Debra and Holland, Kristin M. and Valle, Linda A. and Kearns, Megan C. and Marshall, Khiya J. and Rosenbluth, Barri",
volume="58",
number="2",
pages="202-207",
abstract="PURPOSE: The goal of the present research was to identify distinct latent classes of adolescents that commit teen dating violence (TDV) and assess differences on demographic, behavioral, and attitudinal correlates. <br><br>METHODS: Boys and girls (N = 1,149; Mage = 14.3; Grades 6-12) with a history of violence exposure completed surveys assessing six indices of TDV in the preceding 3 months. Indices of TDV included controlling behaviors, psychological TDV, physical TDV, sexual TDV, fear/intimidation, and injury. In addition, adolescents provided demographic and dating history information and completed surveys assessing attitudes condoning violence, relationship skills and knowledge, and reactive/proactive aggression. <br><br>RESULTS: Latent class analysis indicated a three-class solution wherein the largest class of students was nonviolent on all indices (&quot;nonaggressors&quot;) and the smallest class of students demonstrated high probability of nearly all indices of TDV (&quot;multiform aggressors&quot;). In addition, a third class of &quot;emotional aggressors&quot; existed for which there was a high probability of controlling and psychological TDV but low likelihood of any other form of TDV. Multiform aggressors were differentiated from emotional and nonaggressors on the use of self-defense in dating relationships, attitudes condoning violence, and proactive aggression. Emotional aggressors were distinguished from nonaggressors on nearly all measured covariates. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Evidence indicates that different subgroups of adolescents engaging in TDV exist. In particular, a small group of youth engaging in multiple forms of TDV can be distinguished from a larger group of youth that commit acts of TDV restricted to emotional aggression (i.e., controlling and psychological) and most youth that do not engage in TDV.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1054-139X",
doi="10.1016/j.jadohealth.2015.09.028",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2015.09.028"
}