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1. Experiences of Psychological and Physical Aggression in Adolescent Romantic Relationships: Links to Psychological Distress (EJ849403)
Author(s):
Jouriles, Ernest N.; Garrido, Edward; Rosenfield, David; McDonald, Renee
Source:
Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, v33 n7 p451-460 Jul 2009
Pub Date:
2009-07-00
Pub Type(s):
Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Peer-Reviewed:
Yes
Descriptors: Aggression; Adolescents; Dating (Social); Psychology; Psychological Patterns; Intimacy; Emotional Response; Correlation; Symptoms (Individual Disorders); High School Students; Violence; Well Being
Abstract: Objective: This research examined links between adolescents' experiences of psychological and physical relationship aggression and their psychological distress. Experiences of psychological and physical aggression were expected to correlate positively with symptoms of psychological distress, but experiences of psychological aggression were expected to partially account for the association between experiences of physical aggression and psychological distress. In addition, psychological aggression was hypothesized to be perceived as more unpleasant and less playful than physical aggression. Method: Participants were 125 high school students. Relationship aggression was assessed over an 8-week period using two methods: (1) a retrospective method based on a single assessment at the end of the 8-week period, and (2) a cumulative method based on multiple assessments conducted during the 8-week period. Adolescents' appraisals of the aggression were also measured, as were their reports of symptoms of psychological distress. Results: Adolescents' experiences of psychological and physical relationship aggression correlated positively, but inconsistently, with their symptoms of psychological distress. In analyses considering both forms of aggression simultaneously, psychological aggression was related to adolescents' distress, but physical aggression was not. This finding emerged across both methods of assessing for relationship aggression. Psychological aggression was more likely than physical aggression to be rated as unpleasant, and less likely to be attributed to the partner "playing around." Conclusions: The study of adolescent relationship aggression will benefit by expanding the focus of aggression to include psychological aggression as well as physical aggression, and by examining adolescents' appraisals of the aggression they experience. Practice implications: The findings highlight the importance of a broad view of aggression in adolescent relationships. Psychological aggression appears to be at least as important to adolescent well-being as physical aggression in dating relationships. In addition, it may be useful to consider how adolescents' interpret the intent of the aggression that they experience. (Contains 3 tables.) Note:The following two links are not-applicable for text-based browsers or screen-reading software. Show Hide Full Abstract
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2. Dating, Sex, and Substance Use Predict Increases in Adolescents' Subjective Age across Two Years (EJ856951)
Galambos, Nancy L.; Albrecht, Arne K.; Jansson, S. Mikael
International Journal of Behavioral Development, v33 n1 p32-41 2009
2009-00-00
Descriptors: Age Differences; Self Concept; Adolescents; Dating (Social); Sexuality; Substance Abuse; Drug Use; Drinking; Early Adolescents; Late Adolescents; Predictor Variables; Social Influences; Correlation; Foreign Countries
Abstract: This study examined the nature of the relationship between adolescents' subjective age (how old they feel) and chronological age, and explored whether dating, sex, and substance use predicted increases in adolescents' subjective age across a two-year period. The participants were 570 adolescents who were interviewed when they were first ages 12-19 and again two years later (ages 14-21). Results were that a quadratic function characterized the relationship between chronological and subjective age: subjective age increased from age 14 to 18.25 years, and then declined. Adolescents who dated, reported having sex, used alcohol, and used drugs at time 1 experienced an increased subjective age, that is, they felt older than less experienced adolescents by time 2. An older subjective age at time 1 did not predict increases in dating, sex, and substance use behaviors, with one exception: smoking. The results are consistent with theories assuming that self-perceptions of maturity may arise from engaging in "adult-like" behaviors. (Contains 1 figure and 5 tables.) Note:The following two links are not-applicable for text-based browsers or screen-reading software. Show Hide Full Abstract
3. Acculturation and Violence in Minority Adolescents: A Review of the Empirical Literature (EJ844322)
Smokowski, Paul R.; David-Ferdon, Corinne; Stroupe, Nancy
Journal of Primary Prevention, v30 n3-4 p215-263 Jul 2009
Information Analyses; Journal Articles
Descriptors: Violence; Pacific Islanders; Prevention; American Indians; Acculturation; Suicide; Risk; Adolescents; Dating (Social); Victims of Crime; Adjustment (to Environment); Minority Groups; Mental Health; Interpersonal Relationship; Self Destructive Behavior; Hispanic Americans; Alaska Natives; Language Usage; Aggression
Abstract: Although seminal reviews have been published on acculturation and mental health in adults and adolescents, far less is known about how acculturation influences adolescent interpersonal and self-directed violence. This article aims to fill this gap by providing a comprehensive review of research linking acculturation and violence behavior for adolescents of three minority populations: Latino, Asian/Pacific Islander (A/PI), and American Indian/Alaskan Native (AI/AN). The preponderance of evidence from studies on Latino and A/PI youth indicate that higher levels of adolescent assimilation (i.e., measured by time in the United States, English language use, U.S. cultural involvement, or individualism scales) were a risk factor for youth violence. Ethnic group identity or culture-of-origin involvement appear to be cultural assets against youth violence with supporting evidence from studies on A/PI youth; however, more studies are needed on Latino and AI/AN youth. Although some evidence shows low acculturation or cultural marginality to be a risk factor for higher levels of fear, victimization, and being bullied, low acculturation also serves as a protective factor against dating violence victimization for Latino youth. An important emerging trend in both the Latino and, to a lesser extent, A/PI youth literature shows that the impact of acculturation processes on youth aggression and violence can be mediated by family dynamics. The literature on acculturation and self-directed violence is extremely limited and has conflicting results across the examined groups, with high acculturation being a risk factor for Latinos, low acculturation being a risk factor of A/PI youth, and acculturation-related variables being unrelated to suicidal behavior among AI/AN youth. Bicultural skills training as a youth violence and suicide prevention practice is discussed. Note:The following two links are not-applicable for text-based browsers or screen-reading software. Show Hide Full Abstract
4. Parenting and Adolescents' Sexual Initiation (EJ860191)
Longmore, Monica A.; Eng, Abbey L.; Giordano, Peggy C.; Manning, Wendy D.
Journal of Marriage and Family, v71 n4 p969-982 Nov 2009
2009-11-00
Descriptors: Learning Theories; Socialization; Social Control; Child Rearing; Adolescents; Sexuality; Parenting Styles; Social Theories; Dating (Social); Family Relationship; Interviews; Attitude Measures; Parent Attitudes; Predictor Variables; Intention
Abstract: This study draws on social control and social learning theories to examine the role of dating-specific attitudes and practices as predictors of adolescents' sexual initiation. We include attention to the adolescent's reaction to control attempts as a further means of assessing family dynamics (i.e., frequency of dating disagreements). The study uses longitudinal data from 697 adolescents who were not sexually active at the first interview as well as separate interviews with parents. In models that include all parenting variables, parental caring, parents' preferences that the child should delay sex, and the frequency of dating disagreements were significant predictors of initiation of teen sexual activity. Note:The following two links are not-applicable for text-based browsers or screen-reading software. Show Hide Full Abstract
5. Dating and Sexual Attitudes in Asian-American Adolescents (EJ822881)
Lau, May; Markham, Christine; Lin, Hua; Flores, Glenn; Chacko, Mariam R.
Journal of Adolescent Research, v24 n1 p91-113 2009
Descriptors: Adolescents; Sexuality; Community Centers; Dating (Social); Asian Americans; Case Studies; Values; Measures (Individuals); Adolescent Attitudes; Interviews; Comparative Analysis; Scores; Parent Child Relationship; Grades (Scholastic); Risk
Abstract: Dating behaviors and sexual attitudes of Asian-American youth were examined in a cross-sectional, mixed-methods study in the context of adherence to Asian values, measured by the Asian Values Scale (AVS). In all, 31 Asian-American adolescents (age 14-18 years old) from a Houston community center were interviewed regarding dating behaviors and sexual attitudes. Almost three-fourth of adolescents dated without parental knowledge. Compared with adolescents with the lowest AVS scores, those with the highest AVS scores were significantly more likely to date without parental knowledge and date longer before sex. Many adolescents proceeded directly to single, steady, relationships. Parents permitted dating, as long as grades were maintained. Asian-American adolescents should be questioned about secret dating, sexual activity, and participation in other high-risk activities. Note:The following two links are not-applicable for text-based browsers or screen-reading software. Show Hide Full Abstract
6. Nonviolent Aspects of Interparental Conflict and Dating Violence among Adolescents (EJ827277)
Tschann, Jeanne M.; Pasch, Lauri A.; Flores, Elena; Marin, Barbara VanOss; Baisch, E. Marco; Wibbelsman, Charles J.
Journal of Family Issues, v30 n3 p295-319 2009
Descriptors: Mexican Americans; Conflict; Parent Child Relationship; Adolescents; Dating (Social); Conflict Resolution; Parent Influence; Whites; Family Environment; Victims of Crime; Emotional Response; Predictor Variables; Cognitive Processes; Aggression; Comparative Analysis; Depression (Psychology); Anxiety; Psychological Patterns
Abstract: This longitudinal study examined whether nonviolent aspects of interparental conflict, in addition to interparental violence, predicted dating violence perpetration and victimization among 150 Mexican American and European American male and female adolescents, ages 16 to 20. When parents had more frequent conflict, were more verbally aggressive during conflict, had poor conflict resolution, or were physically violent during conflict at baseline, adolescents were more involved in dating violence, both perpetration and victimization, at 1-year follow-up. Adolescents' appraisals of parental conflict and their emotional distress mediated the relationships between nonviolent parental conflict and dating violence. In contrast, interparental violence directly predicted involvement in dating violence. Results provide support for the importance of nonviolent parental conflict as an influence on adolescents' involvement in dating violence, over and above the influence of interparental violence. Cognitive and emotional processes may help explain the way in which nonviolent aspects of parental conflict influence adolescents' behavior in romantic relationships. (Contains 4 tables and 1 figure.) Note:The following two links are not-applicable for text-based browsers or screen-reading software. Show Hide Full Abstract
7. The Development of Four Types of Adolescent Dating Abuse and Selected Demographic Correlates (EJ851948)
Foshee, Vangie A.; Benefield, Thad; Suchindran, Chirayath; Ennett, Susan T.; Bauman, Karl E.; Karriker-Jaffe, Katherine J.; Reyes, Heathe Luz McNaughton; Mathias, Jasmine
Journal of Research on Adolescence, v19 n3 p380-400 Sep 2009
2009-09-00
Descriptors: Adolescents; Psychology; Family Structure; Control Groups; Family (Sociological Unit); Violence; Dating (Social); Correlation; Gender Differences; Minority Groups; Socioeconomic Status; Socioeconomic Influences; Family Influence; Comparative Analysis; Psychological Patterns; Aggression; One Parent Family; Educational Attainment; Parent Influence
Abstract: This study determined the shape of trajectories from ages 13 to 19 of 4 types of dating abuse perpetration and examined whether the demographic characteristics of sex, minority status, socioeconomic status, and family structure systematically explained variation in the trajectories. The data are from 5 waves of data collected from 973 adolescents participating in the control group of a randomized trial. The mean trajectory for psychological dating abuse was positive linear, but the mean trajectories were curvilinear for moderate physical, severe physical, and sexual dating abuse. At all ages, boys reported more severe physical and sexual dating abuse than girls, minorities reported more moderate and severe physical dating abuse than Whites, adolescents in single-parent households reported more psychological and severe physical dating abuse than those in 2-parent-households, and parental education was negatively associated with psychological and moderate physical dating abuse perpetration. The findings have implications for future research and for practice. Note:The following two links are not-applicable for text-based browsers or screen-reading software. Show Hide Full Abstract
8. Emotional and Behavioral Effects of Romantic Relationships in Chinese Adolescents (EJ856210)
Chen, Zhiyan; Guo, Fei; Yang, Xiaodong; Li, Xinying; Duan, Qing; Zhang, Jie; Ge, Xiaojia
Journal of Youth and Adolescence, v38 n10 p1282-1293 Nov 2009
Descriptors: Behavior Problems; Adolescents; Depression (Psychology); Secondary School Students; Intimacy; Foreign Countries; Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Gender Differences; Dating (Social); Age Differences; Emotional Response
Abstract: Adolescents' romantic relationships have been associated with higher levels of depression, although their links with externalizing behavioral problems remain unclear. The present study examined the impact of adolescent romantic relationships on depression and externalizing behaviors in a large sample of 10,509 Chinese secondary school students (ages 12-19, 54.5% female). The results showed that romantic involvement in adolescence, especially in early adolescence, was associated with more depressive symptoms and behavior problems. Breakups in romantic relationships were an important factor in producing the negative emotional and behavioral consequences. Romantically involved girls experienced higher levels of depressive symptoms, while romantically involved boys had higher levels of externalizing behaviors, compared to their non-dating peers. The results also indicated that the adverse impact was stronger for those involved in romantic relationships at younger ages. Note:The following two links are not-applicable for text-based browsers or screen-reading software. Show Hide Full Abstract
9. The Developmental Significance of Adolescent Romantic Relationships: Parent and Peer Predictors of Engagement and Quality at Age 15 (EJ856215)
Roisman, Glenn I.; Booth-LaForce, Cathryn; Cauffman, Elizabeth; Spieker, Susan
Journal of Youth and Adolescence, v38 n10 p1294-1303 Nov 2009
Descriptors: Adolescents; Interpersonal Competence; Longitudinal Studies; Intimacy; Prediction; Parent Child Relationship; Peer Relationship; Mothers; Dating (Social)
Abstract: From a longitudinal sample (n = 957; 49.9% male; 77.3% White/non-Hispanic) of participants studied from infancy through age 15, adolescents' depth of engagement in, and quality of romantic relationships were predicted from early and contemporaneous parent-child interactive quality and peer social competence. High quality maternal parenting and peer experiences prior to and during adolescence tended to be negatively associated with the depth of engagement in this domain for the full sample, yet positively associated with the quality of adolescents' romantic relationships for the sub-set of individuals currently dating at age 15. Results reconcile contrasting views of the origins of romantic relationship engagement and quality and the positive versus negative developmental salience of romantic relationships in adolescence. Note:The following two links are not-applicable for text-based browsers or screen-reading software. Show Hide Full Abstract
10. Expectations for Parental Management of Dating in an Ethnically Diverse Sample of Early Adolescents (EJ850054)
Mounts, Nina S.; Kim, Hyun-Soo
Journal of Adolescent Research, v24 n5 p531-560 2009
Descriptors: Mothers; Early Adolescents; Adolescents; Gender Differences; Dating (Social); Parent Child Relationship; Ethnic Groups; Expectation; Cultural Differences
Abstract: This investigation examined mothers' beliefs about important dating partner characteristics and expectations regarding management of dating in an ethnically diverse sample of 76 early adolescents and their mothers. Open-ended and structured questions were used to identify a range of dating partner characteristics which were important to mothers and a range of dating-management practices expected to be used by the mothers. Adolescents also reported their expectations of the mothers' management of dating. There were significant differences in mothers' and adolescents' reports of expectations of management of dating. Analyses revealed some ethnic differences and few gender differences in important characteristics of dating partners as well as expectations regarding management of dating. Note:The following two links are not-applicable for text-based browsers or screen-reading software. Show Hide Full Abstract
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