%0 Journal Article %T Associations between dating violence and high-risk sexual behaviors among male and female older adolescents %J Journal of child and adolescent trauma %D 2012 %A Ackard, Diann M. %A Eisenberg, Marla E. %A Neumark-Sztainer, Dianne %V 5 %N 4 %P 344-352 %X This study sought to evaluate associations between adolescent dating violence victimization (DV) and high-risk sexual behaviors. Males (n = 71) and females (n = 189) reporting DV were compared to 671 males and 720 females (overall mean age 20.4 years) reporting no DV on high-risk sexual behaviors (casual sexual partner, multiple sexual partners, no contraceptive use, unprotected intercourse). DV was reported by 9.6% males and 20.8% females. All males reporting both physical and sexual DV acknowledged high-risk sexual behavior. Furthermore, most female peers (75.2%) reporting physical and sexual DV acknowledged high-risk sexual behavior. Health programs and care professionals should target violence prevention and contraception education, and promote early intervention to reduce high-risk sexual behaviors, particularly among those reporting dating violence.

%G %I Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group %@ 1936-1521 %U http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19361521.2012.724044