Wekerle C, Wolfe D A
Department of Psychology, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Clin Psychol Rev. 1999 Jun;19(4):435-56. doi: 10.1016/s0272-7358(98)00091-9.
Adolescent dating violence is an important juncture in the developmental pathway to adult partnership violence. As a window of opportunity for positive change, the present review considers the theoretical and empirical work on adolescent dating and dating violence. A consideration of the scope of the problem, developmental processes, and theoretical formulations precede a review of six relationship violence prevention programs designed for and delivered to youth. Five programs are school-based and one operates in the community. Prevention is targeted toward both universal (e.g., all high school students) and selected adolescent populations (e.g., youths with histories of maltreatment, or problems with peer aggression). Programs addressed specific skills and knowledge that oppose the use of violent and abusive behavior toward intimate partners; one program addressed interpersonal violence more generally, and was also included in this review because of its implications for dating violence initiatives. Positive changes were found across studies in violence-related attitudes and knowledge, also, positive gains were noted in self-reported perpetration of dating violence, with less consistent evidence in self-reported victimization. However, these findings should be considered preliminary due to limited follow-up and generalizability. Conceptual and methodological issues are discussed with a view toward improving assessment methods and research design.
青少年约会暴力是通往成人伴侣暴力发展路径上的一个重要转折点。作为实现积极改变的契机，本综述考量了有关青少年约会及约会暴力的理论和实证研究。在回顾为青少年设计并实施的六个关系暴力预防项目之前，先对问题范围、发展过程和理论表述进行了考量。其中五个项目以学校为基础，一个在社区开展。预防工作针对全体青少年（如所有高中生）以及特定青少年群体（如有受虐史或同伴攻击问题的青少年）。这些项目传授了反对对亲密伴侣使用暴力和虐待行为的具体技能和知识；有一个项目更广泛地涉及人际暴力，由于其对约会暴力倡议的影响，也被纳入本综述。各项研究均发现与暴力相关的态度和知识有积极变化，同时，在自我报告的约会暴力施暴行为方面也有积极进展，但在自我报告的受害情况方面证据不太一致。然而，由于随访有限且缺乏普遍性，这些发现应被视为初步结果。本文还讨论了概念和方法问题，以期改进评估方法和研究设计。
