@article{ref1,
title="The stability of intimate partner violence perpetration from adolescence to emerging adulthood in sexual minorities",
journal="Journal of Adolescent Health",
year="2018",
author="Shorey, Ryan C. and Fite, Paula J. and Cohen, Joseph R. and Stuart, Gregory L. and Temple, Jeff R.",
volume="62",
number="6",
pages="747-749",
abstract="PURPOSE: The objective of this study was to examine the stability of physical and sexual intimate partner violence (IPV) perpetration from adolescence to emerging adulthood among sexual minorities. <br><br>METHODS: Adolescents who identified as a sexual minority (N = 135; 71.1% female; mean age = 15.02, standard deviation=.77; 34.1% African-American/black, 26.7% white, 22.2% Hispanic) from southeast Texas were assessed annually for 6 years on their IPV perpetration. <br><br>RESULTS: Structural equation modeling demonstrated that physical IPV perpetration was modestly stable across years 1-4 (24.6%, 24.6%, 26.4%, and 21.6%, respectively), decreased in year 5 (18.6%), and increased in year 6 (24.5%). The stability of sexual IPV perpetration was high across all 6 years (14.3%, 13%, 14.9%, 10.8%, 12.4%, and 14.4%). <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: This is the first study to examine the stability of IPV perpetration among sexual minority adolescents. <br><br>FINDINGS suggest that the development of interventions for IPV among sexual minority adolescents is needed, as IPV is unlikely to desist from adolescence to emerging adulthood.<br><br>Copyright © 2017 The Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1054-139X",
doi="10.1016/j.jadohealth.2017.11.307",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2017.11.307"
}