ERIC Number: EJ1011644
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013-Jun
Pages: 7
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-4391
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Dating Violence among Urban, Minority, Middle School Youth and Associated Sexual Risk Behaviors and Substance Use
Lormand, Donna K.; Markham, Christine M.; Peskin, Melissa F.; Byrd, Theresa L.; Addy, Robert C.; Baumler, Elizabeth; Tortolero, Susan R.
Journal of School Health, v83 n6 p415-421 Jun 2013
Background: Whereas dating violence among high school students has been linked with sexual risk-taking and substance use, this association has been understudied among early adolescents. We estimated the prevalence of physical and nonphysical dating violence in a sample of middle school students and examined associations between dating violence, sexual, and substance use behaviors. Methods: Logistic regression models for clustered data from 7th grade students attending 10 Texas urban middle schools were used to examine cross-sectional associations between dating violence victimization and risk behaviors. Results: The sample (N = 950) was 48.5% African American, 36.0% Hispanic, 55.7% female, mean age 13.1 years (SD 0.64). About 1 in 5 reported physical dating violence victimization, 48.1% reported nonphysical victimization, and 52.6% reported any victimization. Adjusted logistic regression analyses indicated that physical, nonphysical, and any victimization was associated with ever having sex, ever using alcohol, and ever using drugs. Conclusions: Over 50% of sampled middle school students had experienced dating violence, which may be associated with early sexual initiation and substance use. Middle school interventions that prevent dating violence are needed. (Contains 3 tables.)
Descriptors: Dating (Social), Violence, High School Students, Sexuality, Risk, Health Behavior, Substance Abuse, Early Adolescents, Correlation, Regression (Statistics), Incidence, Middle School Students, Grade 7, Urban Schools, Victims, Case Studies, Drinking, Drug Use, Intervention, Prevention, Questionnaires
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Middle Schools; Grade 7
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Texas
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