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Violence in juvenile dating relationships: Self-reported prevalence and attitudes in portuguese sample
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The objective of this study was to determine the
prevalence of physical and emotional abuse in Portuguese
juvenile dating relationships and to investigate attitudes
about these forms of violence. A sample of 4,667
participants, aged 13 to 29 years, completed two questionnaires,
one behavioral and one attitudinal. At least one act
of abuse perpetrated by a dating partner during the previous
year was reported by 25.4% of participants (13.4% reported
to have been victims of physical abuse and 19.5% of
emotional abuse). Abuse of a partner was reported by
30.6% of participants; at least one act of physical abuse was
reported by 18.1% and of emotional abuse by 22.4%. The
attitudinal data revealed, however, a general disapproval of
violence use. Violence support was higher among males,
participants with lower educational and social status and
those who had never been involved in a dating relationship.
Women reported more acts of partner abuse than males; no
gender differences were found regarding self-reported
victimization. Both perpetration and victimization were
reported more by older students. Although university
students tend to report more acts of general and emotional
abuse against their partners, students from professional
schools are more represented among both perpetrators and
victims of physical and severe violence. The best predictors
of violence were educational status and attitudes toward
partner.
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Keywords
Dating Violence Attitudes Juvenile
Citation
Machado, C., Caridade, S. & Martins, C. (2010). Violence in juvenile dating relationships: Self-reported prevalence and attitudes in portuguese sample. Journal of Family Violence, 25, 43-52.
Publisher
Springer