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Variables Related to Victimization and Perpetration of Dating Violence in Adolescents in Residential Care Settings

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 October 2019

María Dosil ,
Joana Jaureguizar  and
Elena Bermaras
María Dosil*
Affiliation:
Universidad del País Vasco (Spain)
Joana Jaureguizar
Affiliation:
Universidad del País Vasco (Spain)
Elena Bermaras
Affiliation:
Universidad del País Vasco (Spain)
*
*Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to María Dosil Santamaría. Universidad del País Vasco. Departamento de Psicología Evolutiva y de la Educación. Leioa. 48949 Bizkaia (Spain). E-mail: maria.dosil@ehu.eus; maria_dosil@hotmail.com. Telephone: +34–622749846.
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Abstract

Violence in dating relationships constitutes a serious problem, thus, the study of related factors could help to better understand this violence and intervene in it. This study had three goals: (1) To analyze the prevalence of dating violence in adolescents under residential care settings according to sex and age; (2) to explore the relationships between victimization and perpetration in adolescents’ dating violence, sexist attitudes and clinical variables; and (3) to identify variables associated to adolescents’ dating violence (victimization and perpetration). The sample comprised 271 adolescents (54.6% boys and 45.4% girls), aged between 12 and 17 years (M = 15.23, SD = 1.60). The victimization (R2 = .17, p <.001) and perpetration (R2 = .20. p < .001) results showed prevalence rates higher than those of previous studies. Sex was not a differentiating factor for perpetration of dating violence, but age was: the older they were, the higher the perpetration rate. In the case of victimization, an interaction between sex and age was found. Results showed that age, sex, hostile sexism and depression were variables associated to victimization whereas age, hostile sexism and depression were associated to perpetration of dating violence.

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adolescentsdatingresidential care settingsvictimizationviolence
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The Spanish Journal of Psychology , Volume 22 , 2019 , E36
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Copyright © Universidad Complutense de Madrid and Colegio Oficial de Psicólogos de Madrid 2019 

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Financed by a predoctoral scholarship from the Universidad del País Vasco. TRS 16/257.

How to cite this article:

Dosil Santamaría, M., Jaureguizar Alboniga-Mayor, J., & Bermaras Iturrioz, E. (2019). Variables related to victimization and perpetration of dating violence in adolescents in residential care settings. The Spanish Journal of Psychology, 22. e36. Doi:10.1017/sjp.2019.35

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