@article{ref1,
title="Longitudinal risk profiles for physical, psychological, and sexual dating aggression: a latent profile analysis with Spanish adolescents",
journal="Sexuality research and social policy",
year="2023",
author="Nocentini, Annalaura and Muñoz-Fernández, Noelia and Menesini, Ersilia and Sánchez-Jiménez, Virginia",
volume="20",
number="2",
pages="426-437",
abstract="Understanding the specific risk profile for distinct forms of dating aggression (DA) is very informative to define cross-cutting interventions. The study aims to evaluate whether specific profiles of risk defined using a person-oriented approach predicted physical, sexual, and psychological DA after 6 months.   Methods  Eight hundred sixty-six Spanish adolescents were interviewed at two time points (50.5% male; average age = 15.04). Latent profile analysis at T1 was used to delineate profiles of individual and relational risk.   Results  A three-class model best represents the data: a &quot;normative&quot; class (N = 768; 88%); a &quot;highly aggressive&quot; class characterized by acceptance of violent norms, bullying behaviors, and anger dysregulation (N = 13, 1.5%); a &quot;jealous-conflictual&quot; class characterized by cognitive and emotional jealousy, negative couple quality, and anger dysregulation (N = 85, 10%). Controlling for age, sex, and longitudinal stability, physical DA was predicted significantly by the &quot;highly aggressive&quot; profile (β = .11; p < .05), psychological DA by the &quot;jealous-conflictual&quot; profile (β = .16; p < .01), and sexual DA by the &quot;jealous-conflictual&quot; (β = .20; p < .001) and &quot;highly aggressive&quot; profile as a trend (β = .08; p = .071).   Conclusions  Specific risk profiles differentially predict risk for physical, sexual, and psychological DA perpetration. A general aggressive pattern predicts physical DA and sexual DA weakly, whereas psychological and sexual DA are associated with a couple of risks, where the dimension of jealousy, control, and conflict characterizes the dynamic between partners.   Policy Implications  Findings suggested that physical DA, and at a lower level sexual DA, should be prevented using cross-cutting strategies on general aggression. Psychological and sexual DA might require more contextually based interventions.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1553-6610",
doi="10.1007/s13178-021-00623-5",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13178-021-00623-5"
}